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CASE REPORT
Year : 2015  |  Volume : 2  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 187-191

Squamous cell carcinoma in a child with xeroderma pigmentosum: Clinical response with photon beam radiation therapy and review of literature


1 Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre of Excellence, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria
2 Department of Medicine, Dermatology Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Adamu Abdullahi
Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre of Excellence, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
Nigeria
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/2384-5147.172452

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Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are among the most common malignancies in adults but are exceptionally rare in children. However, children with certain disease condition, for example, xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a rare autosomal recessive inherited disease, is highly susceptible to the development of cancers including SCC. Reports on the use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of XP-related malignancy are very scanty in the literature. We hereby report our experience on the use of photon beam to treat a 7-year-old pupil with XP presenting with SCC of the anterior tongue and scalp.


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