MULTIPLE MALIGNANT TUMORS IN 8-YEARS OLD BOY WITH XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM: A CASE REPORT

This case report describes xeroderma pigmentosum in an 8-year old boy. At the age of 4 he was diagnosed with aggressive keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma. Surgical treatment, close-focus radiotherapy, isotretinoin and cyclosporine were ineffective. At the age of 8 he had multiple tumors on the fa...

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Main Author: V. I. Al’banova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: MONIKI 2016-02-01
Series:Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny
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Online Access:https://www.almclinmed.ru/jour/article/view/186
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Summary:This case report describes xeroderma pigmentosum in an 8-year old boy. At the age of 4 he was diagnosed with aggressive keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma. Surgical treatment, close-focus radiotherapy, isotretinoin and cyclosporine were ineffective. At the age of 8 he had multiple tumors on the face and concha of the ear, with destruction of adjacent bone and cartilage and regional nodal metastasing.
ISSN:2072-0505
2587-9294