Nabeel Shalabi1, Anat Galor2, Sander R Dubovy3, Jordan Thompson4, J Antonio Bermudez-Magner4, Carol L Karp4. 1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Fla., USA; Faculty of Medicine, Hail University, Hail, Saudi Arabia. 2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Fla., USA; Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fla., USA. 3. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Fla., USA; Florida Lions Ocular Pathology Laboratory, Miami, Fla., USA. 4. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Fla., USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is a pleomorphic tumor that most commonly presents in the elderly and arises on sun-exposed skin. METHODS: We report a case of a 24-year-old white male with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), who developed an AFX of the conjunctiva, and review the literature. RESULTS: The patient presented with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass which was surgically excised and found to be AFX. The patient has done well with no recurrence. A review of the literature was performed, and we found that only one other case has been published so far. CONCLUSION: Patients with XP may present with unusual tumors, including nonepithelial soft-tissue tumors. AFX is a rapidly growing tumor which may rarely present on the ocular surface.
BACKGROUND:Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is a pleomorphic tumor that most commonly presents in the elderly and arises on sun-exposed skin. METHODS: We report a case of a 24-year-old white male with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), who developed an AFX of the conjunctiva, and review the literature. RESULTS: The patient presented with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass which was surgically excised and found to be AFX. The patient has done well with no recurrence. A review of the literature was performed, and we found that only one other case has been published so far. CONCLUSION:Patients with XP may present with unusual tumors, including nonepithelial soft-tissue tumors. AFX is a rapidly growing tumor which may rarely present on the ocular surface.