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Vulva
Non-neoplastic disorders
Leukoplakia
Reviewer: Monika Roychowdhury, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 29 March 2013, last major update March 2013
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General
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- Clinical term, means vitiligo (loss of pigment); pathologists should NOT use this term because it has no histologic meaning
- Causes include carcinoma-in-situ / Paget's disease, inflammatory dermatosis (psoriasis, chronic dermatitis), invasive carcinoma, lichen planus, lichen sclerosus, lichen simplex chronicus, squamous cell hyperplasia
Additional references
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End of Vulva > Non-neoplastic disorders > Leukoplakia
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