Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a patient with dyskeratosis congenita: a rare entity

K S Fatehi; S Thiagarajan; H Dhar; D Chaukar; A K DCruz

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2018.12.002

Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a patient with dyskeratosis congenita: a rare entity

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Jan;57(1):79-81. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2018.12.002. Epub 2018 Dec 23.

Authors

K S Fatehi¹, S Thiagarajan², H Dhar¹, D Chaukar¹, A K DCruz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012, India.
² Department of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012, India. Electronic address: drshiva78in@gmail.com.
³ Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel Mumbai, 400012.

PMID: 30587389
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2018.12.002

Abstract

Dyskeratosis congenita is a rare genetic disorder that results from progressive failure of the bone marrow. It presents with a classic triad of reticular pigmentations of the skin, dystrophic nails, and oral leukoplakia; patients rarely develop cancers. We report a patient with dyskeratosis congenita who presented with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue.

Keywords: Dyskeratosis congenita; Oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / complications
Dyskeratosis Congenita* / complications
Humans
Leukoplakia, Oral
Tongue
Tongue Neoplasms / complications*