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Atypical fibroxanthoma in an HIV‐infected individual
Author(s) -
Perrett Conal M.,
Macedo Chrystalla,
Francis Nicholas,
Ion Lucian,
Bunker Christopher B.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01642.x
Subject(s) - atypical fibroxanthoma , medicine , sarcoma , head and neck , dermatology , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , lymphoma , population , skin cancer , cancer , neoplasm , immunology , immunohistochemistry , surgery , environmental health
Atypical fibroxanthoma is a neoplasm primarily occuring in older patients, with a predilection for photo‐damaged skin of the head and neck. Compared to the immunocompetent population, patients infected with HIV have a higher risk of certain malignancies including non‐Hodgkin lymphoma, Kaposi's sarcoma and skin cancer. Although atypical fibroxanthoma has been reported in another immunocompromised group, namely organ transplant recipients, there are no previous reports in the published literature of this tumour arising in patients infected with HIV. We report a case of an atypical fibroxanthoma arising in a 71‐ year old HIV‐positive male. Perrett CM, Macedo C, Francis N, Ion L, Bunker CB. Atypical fibroxanthoma in an HIV‐infected individual.