[Conjunctival epithelial carcinoma in a 9-year-old child with xeroderma pigmentosum. Case report].
We report the case of a conjunctival tumor in a 9-year-old patient, suffering from Xeroderma Pigmentosum. Our patient presented a raspberry-colored conjunctival tumor. The tumor was resecked without any additional treatment. The histological study revealed squamous cell carcinoma. A suspicion of relapse appeared two months later of the same location and a new resection was performed. The initial checkup of this tumor was negative. In this disease, ocular localizations are frequent. The conjunctiva, the cornea, the eyelids and, into a lesser extent, the orbit can be involved. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most frequent tumors observed in Xeroderma Pigmentosum. Their treatment is mainly surgical.
Rouberol
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Clinique Ophtalmologique Universitaire, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, 103 Grande rue de la Croix Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France.
Burillon
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Kodjikian
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Simon
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Bouvier
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Denis
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014983:Xeroderma Pigmentosum / Q000150:complications*