Diseases

Bowen's Disease

A persistent progressive non-elevated red scaly or crusted plaque which is due to an intradermal carcinoma and is potentially malignant. Atypical squamous cells proliferate through the whole thickness of the epidermis. The lesions may occur anywhere on the skin surface or on mucosal surfaces. The cause most frequently found is trivalent arsenic compounds. Freezing, cauterization or diathermy coagulation is often effective. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, pp2428-9)

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A persistent progressive non-elevated red scaly or crusted plaque which is due to an intradermal carcinoma and is potentially malignant. Atypical squamous cells proliferate through the whole thickness of the epidermis. The lesions may occur anywhere on the skin surface or on mucosal surfaces. The cause most frequently found is trivalent arsenic compounds. Freezing, cauterization or diathermy coagulation is often effective. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, pp2428-9)

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3 entry terms
  • Bowen Disease
  • Intraepithelial Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS

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History Note

1991(1975); was see under CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL 1981-1990; was see under CARCINOMA, EPIDERMOID 1969-1980

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  1. C04w.557.470.200w.649.001w.001w
  2. C04w.588.805.511.001w.001w
  3. C17.800w.882.623.001w.001w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bowen's Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001913. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001913
  2. Bowen's Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowen%27s_disease
  3. Bowen's Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q979564