Hypertrophic Lichen Planus on lip Mimicking SCC
Nikoo mozafari 1,2 MD Nikoo_MD@yahoo.com,
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-2606
Farahnaz Bidari-zerehpoosh 3, MD, farahnazbidari@yahoo.com
Maedeh Movahedi 4, mahdiyeh.mo@gmail.com
Sahar Dadkhahfar 1, MD sahar.dadkhahfar@gmail.com
1Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Dermatology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Pathology, Loghman Teaching Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nikoo Mozafari : clinical evaluation and management of the patient, and supervision of the project, editing of the final draft of the manuscript.
Farahnaz Bidari-zerehpoosh : histopathologic evaluation of patient biopsies, writing and editing of the final draft of the manuscript
Maedeh Movahedi , writing the draft of the manuscript
Sahar Dadkhahfar : editing of the final draft of the manuscript.
We declare that none of the authors listed on the manuscript are employed by a government agency that has a primary function other than research and/or education. And none of the authors are submitting this manuscript are as an official representative or on behalf of the government.
data availability statement : the data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author
funding statement : none
conflict of interest disclosure: none
patient consent statement: The patient in this manuscript gave written informed consent  for the publication of her case details.
Key Clinical Message : Oral, Lichen planus is an inflammatory condition with different subtypes that vary greatly in morphology and location; lichen planus on the lip presenting as a verrucous hyperkeratotic plaque has not been previously reported. Familiarity with the different clinical presentations of oral LP and its variants is essential for prompt diagnosis and effective treatment.