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Epidermal Nevus Syndrome: Report of Association with Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
Author(s) -
Rosenthal Daniel,
Fretzin David F.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1986.tb00650.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , transitional cell carcinoma , carcinoma , nevus , pathology , cancer research , bladder cancer , cancer , melanoma
Abstract: A 16‐year‐old boy with an extensive epidermal nevus and mild scoliosis had a transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. The association of the epidermal nevus syndrome with a variety of other tumors and the rarity of bladder carcinoma in children may make the association more than coincidental.