Kindler syndrome complicated by invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the palate

Publication date: Available online 20 June 2017
Source:European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases
Author(s): H. Souldi, M.Y. Bajja, M. Mahtar
IntroductionKindler syndrome is a very rare, autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by skin fragility and photosensitivity in infancy with progressive poikiloderma.Case reportWe report the case of a young woman with a history of Kindler syndrome predominantly characterized by extensive involvement of the oropharyngeal mucosa. The patient presented with an ulcerative lesion of the palate. Computed tomography and biopsy concluded on unresectable invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the hard palate. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was proposed, but the patient died after the first course of chemotherapy in a context of severe gastrointestinal mucositis and generalized sepsis.DiscussionMucosal manifestations of Kindler syndrome have been described in the literature, but very few cases of malignant transformation to squamous cell carcinoma have been reported, although it is a very well known, long-term complication of this disease. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of Kindler syndrome complicated by invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the hard palate.



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