Technical Aspects and Difficulties in the Management of Head and Neck Cutaneous Malignancies in Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Technical Aspects and Difficulties in the Management of Head and Neck Cutaneous Malignancies in Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Background Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by xerosis, ultraviolet light sensitivity, and cutaneous dyspigmentation. Due to defects in their DNA repair mechanism, genetic mutations and carcinogenesis inevitably occurs in almost all patients. In these pati...

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Main Authors: Serhat Sibar, Kemal Findikcioglu, Ayhan Isik Erdal, Ismail Barut, Selahattin Ozmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
skin neoplasms
head and neck neoplasms
xeroderma pigmentosum
free tissue flaps
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2016.43.4.344

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