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Periocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Child with Xeroderma Pigmentosum

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Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common malignancy in adults but are exceptionally rare in children. However, children with certain disease condition, for example, xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a rare inherited disease, is highly susceptible to the development of skin malignancy including SCC.

We report a case of XP in an 18-years old boy with clinical symptoms of lentiginous spots in the sun-exposed area, accompanied by Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in the eye based on histopathological examination.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Le Huu Doanh, Nguyen Van Thuong & Michael Tirant

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  1. Dermatologic Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

    Francesca Satolli

  2. Dermatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Michael Tirant

  3. Dermatologie & Allergologie, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Uwe Wollina

  4. Science of Communication, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

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Doanh, L.H., Van Thuong, N., Tirant, M. (2022). Periocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Child with Xeroderma Pigmentosum. In: Satolli, F., Tirant, M., Wollina, U., Lotti, T.M. (eds) Clinical Cases in Pediatric Skin Cancers. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93666-2_27

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