Atypical Fibroxanthoma in a 13-Year-Old Guatemalan Girl with Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 May;33(3):e228-9. doi: 10.1111/pde.12852. Epub 2016 Apr 4.

Abstract

Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare, autosomal recessive disease involving a defect in DNA repair leading to the premature development of numerous aggressive cutaneous malignancies. Although atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is a neoplasm typically found in the setting of extensive sun exposure or therapeutic radiation, AFXs are rarely associated with children with XP. We report the case of a 13-year-old Guatemalan girl with the XP type C variant who developed one of the largest AFXs reported on a child's finger.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Amputation, Surgical / methods
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Fingers / pathology
  • Fingers / surgery*
  • Guatemala
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Precancerous Conditions / pathology*
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / complications
  • Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / pathology*
  • Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / surgery
  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum / complications
  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum / pathology*
  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum / surgery