Korean Journal of Head and Neck Oncology 2020;36(1):39-44

doi:10.21593/kjhno/2020.36.1.39

A Treatment of Basal cell Carcinoma on the Face of a Xeroderma Pigmentosum Patient: A Case Report

Jaehyun BAE 1 ; Dongkeun JUN ; Jeenam KIM ; Myungchul LEE ; Donghyeok SHIN ; So Dug LIM ; Hyungon CHOI

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Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Xeroderma pigmentosum is a rare autosomal recessive disease, related to defects in DNA repair mechanism. It presents skin lesions on sun-exposed areas, leading to various skin cancer. Skin lesions can be treated with cryotherapy, skin resurfacing, 5-FU, Imiquimod, topical T4 endonuclease V, radiotherapy and genetic therapy, but invasive skin cancer should be treated by a surgery. We report a 12-year-old female xeroderma pigmentosum patient with recurrent basal cell carcinoma successfully treated by skin grafting. In that there is no cure for this disease, prevention and patient education is most important.