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M Cerdà-Ibáñez1, A Barreiro-González2, H Barranco González2

  • 1Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España.

Archivos De La Sociedad Espanola De Oftalmologia
|August 28, 2017
PubMed
Summary

This case report details the successful treatment of a recurrent conjunctival atypical fibroxanthoma in a child with Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP). The combined approach of surgical excision, cryotherapy, and topical Mitomycin C (MMC) prevented further recurrence.

Keywords:
Conjutctival atypical fibroxanthomaFibroxantoma atípico conjuntivalMitomicina CMitomycin CNeoplasiaXeroderma pigmentosoXeroderma pigmentosum

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