title: Oral carcinoma in a young man: a case of dyskeratosis congenita.
abstract: We report a 28-year-old male with a voluminous growth of the tongue, present for 6 months. The histological examination revealed a squamous cell carcinoma. The patient was also affected by oral leukoplakia, nail dystrophy, reticulated poikiloderma of the neck and hyperkeratosis of palms and soles. On the basis of clinical features and histological findings, as well as findings from the family, the diagnosis of dyskeratosis congenita (DKC) was made.
authors.affiliation: Clinico Dermatologica II Dipartimento di Scienze Dermatologiche, Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy. silviamore@tin.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spallanzani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiarugi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muscarella
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Battini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D019871:Dyskeratosis Congenita / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology