New tumor formation on split-thickness skin grafted areas in xeroderma pigmentosum
ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.43, no.6, pp.657-660, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 43 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 1999
- Journal Name: ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.657-660
- Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No
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 mast 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.