Bowen Disease over photoprotected site in an Indian male
Gupta, S.; Nutan; Dogra, S.; Kanwar, A.J.
Dermatology Online Journal 15(10): 16
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108 PMID: 19951634 Document Number: 632317
Bowen Disease is squamous cell carcinoma in situ in which the basement membrane is intact on histopathology. Lesions are usually solitary but may be multiple in 10-20 percent of cases. About three-quarters of these lesions are situated on the lower limb. It typically presents as an erythematous enlarging plaque having irregular borders with scaling and crusting. Our patient presented with a lesion on the chest that was not sun exposed thus leading to a diagnostic dilemma.