Gibson G E, Murphy G M
Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 1997 Jul;22(4):180-2.
Lichen planus is not usually associated with malignancy and an association with carcinoid tumour has not been previously described. We now describe a patient in whom lichen planus and a carcinoid tumour presented simultaneously. In this case report, gastrointestinal symptoms of a small intestinal carcinoid tumour coincided with the appearance of a rash which progressed from a generalized exfoliative dermatitis to extensive lichen planus.
