2.Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from Linear Porokeratosis in a Young Chinese Man
Yin YL ; Chew KL ; Koh CK ; Jayalakshmi P
Malaysian Journal of Dermatology 2012;29(-):23-26
Porokeratosis is a specific disorder of epidermal keratinization, characterised
histologically by the presence of cornoid lamella1. Linear is a distinct, mosaic variant
of this autosomal dominant condition. There is a well recognized association between
porokeratosis and malignancy, especially the linear variant which has the highest
malignant potential2, 3.