• Squamous cell carcinoma developing in lesions of discoid lupus erythematosus is rare. This article describes two patients, one with a carcinoma of the scalp and one with carcinoma of the upper lip. A review of the literature on squamous cell carcinoma in black persons as well as squamous cell carcinoma of the upper lip is presented.
(Arch Dermatol 116:315-317, 1980)