Squamous cell carcinoma in pansclerotic morphea of childhood

Pediatr Dermatol. 2002 Mar-Apr;19(2):151-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00033.x.

Authors

Uwe Wollina¹, Michael Buslau, Wolfgang Weyers

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany. WollinaUw@khdf.de

PMID: 11994182
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00033.x

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) has only occasionally been reported in patients with systemic sclerosis. It is very rare in morphea. Herein we describe SCC presenting as malignant ulcers in pansclerotic morphea of childhood in a 16-year-old boy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / etiology*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy
Humans
Male
Scleroderma, Localized / complications*
Scleroderma, Localized / therapy
Skin Neoplasms / etiology*
Skin Neoplasms / therapy