TITLE:
Fanconi anemia manifesting as a squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible: a case report
AUTHORS:
A. Pinar Erdem, G. Ikikarakayali, N. Yalman, G Ak, M. A Erdem, M. B. Bilgic, E. Sepet
KEYWORDS:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Fanconi’s Anemia; Mandible; Bone Marrow Transplantation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.1 No.2,
July
1,
2011
ABSTRACT: Progressive bone marrow failure and development of malignancies, particularly acute myeloid leukemia and solid tumors the most important features of Fan- coni’s Anemia (FA). This paper reports the case of a 16-year-old patient with FA who developped squa- mous cell carcinoma of the mandible, ten years after the bone marrow transplantation (BMT).