New tumor formation on split-thickness skin grafted areas in xeroderma pigmentosum.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Xeroderma pigmentosum is a relatively rare systemic disease transmitted through an incomplete sex-linked recessive gene. It is characterized by malignant skin degeneration. One of the most effective treatment choices for the malignant changes is full-face resurfacing with skin grafts. Grafts harvested from areas that have some freckles may show malignant degeneration by ultraviolet exposure. The authors present a patient whose face was resurfaced with a split-thickness skin graft and was admitted due to new tumor formation on her resurfaced face.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Skin Neoplasms
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum