Orbital amelanotic melanoma in xeroderma pigmentosum: A rare association

Orbital amelanotic melanoma in xeroderma pigmentosum: A rare association

Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder of DNA repair in which the body′s normal ability to repair damage caused by ultraviolet light is deficient. This leads to a 1000-fold increased risk of cutaneous and ocular neoplasms. Ocular neoplasms occurring in XP in...

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Main Authors: Rizvi Syed, Amitava Abadan, Mehdi Ghazala, Sharma Rajeev, Alam Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Amelanotic
malignant melanoma
orbit
xeroderma pigmentosum.
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2008;volume=56;issue=5;spage=421;epage=423;aulast=Rizvi

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