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

Publication date: Available online 23 December 2018

Source: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Author(s): K.S. Fatehi, S. Thiagarajan, H. Dhar, D. Chaukar, A.K. DCruz

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.

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