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Bowen's disease
is a superficial squamous cell carcinoma in situ.
Bowen's disease is most common in sun-exposed areas but may arise at any location. The lesion can be solitary or multiple. It is red-brown and scaly or crusted, with little induration, and it frequently resembles a localized thin plaque of psoriasis, dermatitis, or a dermatophyte infection. Diagnosis is by biopsy.
Treatment depends on the tumor's characteristics and may involve curettage and electrodesiccation, surgical excision, or cryosurgery.
Last full review/revision November 2005
Content last modified November 2005
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