TY - JOUR T1 - Cell cycle proteins as molecular markers of malignant change in vulvar lichen sclerosus JF - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer JO - Int J Gynecol Cancer SP - 113 LP - 118 DO - 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200103000-00004 VL - 11 IS - 2 AU - K. J. Rolfe AU - L. J. Eva AU - A. B. Maclean AU - J. C. Crow AU - C. W. Perrett AU - W. M. N. Reid Y1 - 2001/03/01 UR - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/11/2/113.abstract N2 - Lichen sclerosus (LS) has a known association with the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. The purpose of this study was to investigate molecular markers, which could indicate premalignant changes. Multiple sequential vulvar biopsies were taken over a period of 11 years from a patient with longstanding LS. Immunohistochemical staining was used to demonstrate a range of molecular markers.Increased expression of p53 and Ki67 was found in areas of squamous hyperplasia (SH) and differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (dVIN) which correlated with the subsequent development of invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Molecular changes have been found to accompany histologic changes in the progression of vulvar LS to malignancy. Such markers may prove a useful addition in the clinical management of these conditions. ER -