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Hanna N, Lam M, Fleming P, Lynde C. Therapeutic Options for the Treatment of Darier's Disease: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. J Cutan Med Surg 2021; 26:280-290. [PMID: 34841914 PMCID: PMC9125141 DOI: 10.1177/12034754211058405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Darier's disease (also known as keratosis follicularis or dyskeratosis follicularis) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder which manifests as hyperkeratotic greasy papules in the first or second decade of life. Aside from symptom management and behavioral modifications to avoid triggers, there are currently no validated treatments for Darier's disease (DD). However, a variety of treatments have been proposed in the literature including retinoids, steroids, vitamin D analogs, photodynamic therapy, and surgical excision. The purpose of this review article is to identify therapeutic options for treating DD and to outline the evidence underlying these interventions. A search was conducted in Medline for English language articles from inception to July 4, 2020. Our search identified a total of 474 nonduplicate studies, which were screened by title and abstract. Of these, 155 full text articles were screened against inclusion/exclusion criteria, and 113 studies were included in our review. We identified Grade B evidence for the following treatments of DD: oral acitretin, oral isotretinoin, systemic Vitamin A, topical tretinoin, topical isotretinoin, topical adapalene gel, topical 5-flououracil, topical calciptriol and tacalcitol (with sunscreen), grenz ray radiation, and x-ray radiation. All other evidence for treatments of DD consisted of case reports or case series, which is considered grade C evidence. Considering the quality and quantity of evidence, clinicians may consider initiating a trial of select topical or oral retinoids first in patients with localized or generalized DD, respectively.
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- N Hanna
- 6363 Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- 12362 Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- 7938 Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 7938 Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.,Lynde Institute of Dermatology, Markham, ON, Canada
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Chin-Hong PV, Reid GE. Human papillomavirus infection in solid organ transplant recipients: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Clin Transplant 2019; 33:e13590. [PMID: 31077438 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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These guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice update the epidemiology and management of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in organ transplant recipients. HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and is associated with cancers of the anogenital region. Increasing evidence suggests an association with head and neck cancers as well. Solid organ transplant recipients have a higher risk of HPV infection than the general population. Infection manifests as premalignant lesions, warts, or cancer of the cervix, penis, vulva, scrotum, and anal canal. Most are asymptomatic initially, so diagnosis can be difficult without screening. A vaccine is available though not effective in preventing all cancer-causing strains. Organ transplant recipients should be screened for HPV-associated cancers and appropriate therapy initiated in a timely manner. Further studies are warranted to delineate the most effective screening methods and therapeutic modalities, including whether changes in immunosuppression are effective in attenuating disease.
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- Peter V Chin-Hong
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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Brief Report: HPV-17 Infection in Darier Disease With Acrokeratosis Verrucosis of Hopf. Am J Dermatopathol 2017; 39:370-373. [PMID: 28426487 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000000693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The co-existence of Darier disease (DD) and acrokeratosis verruciformis of Hopf (AKV) has been noted for decades and the relationship between the 2 entities remains controversial. Although, it has been shown that both diseases are associated with mutations in ATPA2 gene, it is yet to be determined if they are the same disease, or separate but allelic, or interlinked in some other fashion. Herein, the authors report the case of a 13-year-old girl presenting with shiny flat-topped verruca plana-like papules, on the dorsal hands and feet and red-brown crusted papules on her forehead and along the sides of her neck. Histological evaluation of a wart-like lesion shows features of AKV, a verruca plana-like histopathology and focal acantholytic dyskeratosis. Forehead biopsy also demonstrated focal acantholytic dyskeratosis supporting the diagnosis of DD. Polymerase chain reaction for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA detected HPV-17, a human betapapillomavirus in the verruca plana-like papule. Cytoplasmic expression of the L1 capsid expression was seen in areas of hypergranulosis. The presence of productive betaPV infection in the setting of DD and AKV suggests a susceptibility to HPV infection.
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Human papillomavirus 16 is an aetiological factor of scrotal cancer. Br J Cancer 2017; 116:1218-1222. [PMID: 28376081 PMCID: PMC5418448 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background: Squamous cell scrotal carcinoma (SCSC) is an infrequent skin cancer associated historically with occupational carcinogens. Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA has been associated with SCSC but there is no definitive proof of its oncogenic role. Methods: Human papillomavirus-DNA and –E6*I mRNA were analysed in six invasive histologically typed SCSC. LCM-PCR was used to localise HPV DNA to tumour cells. P16INK4aand p53 expression were studied by immunohistochemistry. Results: In three warty or basaloid SCSC HPV16-DNA and E6*I-mRNA were detected. LCM-PCR confirmed HPV16 was in p16INK4a-positive malignant cells. However, of three usual-type SCSC, all were HPV-negative and two expressed p53 protein but not p16INK4a. Conclusions: Human papillomavirus 16 was present in tumour cells and oncogenically active in basaloid and warty SCSC, whereas usual SCSC was HPV-negative and showed immunostaining, suggesting p53 mutation. The dual pathways of oncogenesis and relation between histological type of SCSC and HPV are similar to that in penile cancers.
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Reusser NM, Downing C, Guidry J, Tyring SK. HPV Carcinomas in Immunocompromised Patients. J Clin Med 2015; 4:260-81. [PMID: 26239127 PMCID: PMC4470124 DOI: 10.3390/jcm4020260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 12/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease worldwide and can result in pre-malignancies or overt malignancies of the skin and mucosal surfaces. HPV-related illnesses are an important personal and public health problem causing physical, mental, sexual and financial detriments. Moreover, this set of malignancies severely affects the immunosuppressed population, particularly HIV-positive patients and organ-transplant recipients. There is growing incidence of HPV-associated anogenital malignancies as well as a decrease in the average age of affected patients, likely related to the rising number of high-risk individuals. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type of HPV-related malignancy. Current treatment options for HPV infection and subsequent disease manifestations include imiquimod, retinoids, intralesional bleomycin, and cidofovir; however, primary prevention with HPV vaccination remains the most effective strategy. This review will discuss anogenital lesions in immunocompromised patients, cutaneous warts at nongenital sites, the association of HPV with skin cancer in immunocompromised patients, warts and carcinomas in organ-transplant patients, HIV-positive patients with HPV infections, and the management of cutaneous disease in the immunocompromised patient.
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- Nicole M Reusser
- Medical School, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Center for Clinical Studies, 1401 Binz, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77004, USA.
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- Medical School, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1401 Binz, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77004, USA.
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Li X, Zhang C, Hong Y, Zhang D, Wei H, Chen HD, Gao XH. Local hyperthermia treatment of extensive viral warts in Darier disease: A case report and literature review. Int J Hyperthermia 2012; 28:451-5. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2012.677929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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[Malignancy in Darier's disease]. Presse Med 2011; 41:669-71. [PMID: 22018412 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2011.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2011] [Revised: 07/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Matsui K, Makino T, Nakano H, Furuichi M, Sawamura D, Shimizu T. Squamous cell carcinoma arising from Darier's disease. Clin Exp Dermatol 2010; 34:e1015-6. [PMID: 20055824 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Four novel ATP2A2 mutations in Slovenian patients with Darier disease. J Am Acad Dermatol 2010; 62:819-23. [PMID: 20223560 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2009] [Revised: 07/23/2009] [Accepted: 07/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Darier disease (DD) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis caused by mutations in the ATP2A2 gene. It has been reported that depletion of Ca(2+) stores within the endoplasmic reticulum of keratinocytes is associated with impaired cell cycle regulation and terminal differentiation. Mechanical stress, heat, or UV irradiation might delay cell cycle exit and permit progression into the quiescent stage without repair. When there is associated DNA damage, this can lead to an accumulation of secondary somatic mutations and possible clonal proliferation of damaged keratinocyes within keratotic papules and plaques. OBJECTIVE We sought to present clinical, demographic, and genetic analysis of the cohort of Slovenian patients with DD, which represents 52% of DD patients in the country. METHODS We examined 28 Slovenians with DD and screened genomic DNA for ATP2A2 mutations and RNA for splice site mutations. RESULTS The estimated prevalence of the disease in Slovenia is 2.7/100.000. We identified 7 different ATP2A2 mutations, 4 of which are novel: A516P, R559G, 463-6del6, and 1762-6del18. We also found two previously described polymorphisms in intron XVIII (2741 + 54 G>A) and in exon 15 (2172 G>A; A724A), with allele frequencies of 64.15% and 11.32%, respectively. There was a history of perceptive deafness in two DD patients from two families. LIMITATIONS Analysis of SERCA2 expression, measurements of Ca(2+) uptake and their influence on desmosomal assembly in vitro would add additional value to the study. Although single-stranded conformational analysis (SSCP) is a common and accepted method for screening for the presence of mutations, it does miss 10% to 20% of mutations. CONCLUSIONS We identified 4 novel ATP2A2 mutations in Slovenian patients with DD. Deafness seems to be a new phenotypic characteristic of DD patients.
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Borgogna C, Zavattaro E, Dell'Oste V, Mondini M, Valente G, Colombo E, Weissenborn S, Leigheb G, Landolfo S, Gariglio M. No indications for HPV involvement in the hypertrophic skin lesions of a Darier disease case withoutATP2A2gene mutations. J Cutan Pathol 2009; 36:1005-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Azike JE. A review of the history, epidemiology and treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum. Rare Tumors 2009; 1:e17. [PMID: 21139888 PMCID: PMC2994436 DOI: 10.4081/rt.2009.e17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2009] [Accepted: 07/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum is a tumor that is of interest for clinical and historical reasons. It was the first cancer linked to occupational exposure when, in 1775, Perivall Pott described it in chimney sweeps in England. Other occupations that had a preponderance of the disease included people who worked with the distillates of coal and men exposed to mineral oil. Currently, the disease is very rare and most cases are thought to result from poor hygiene and chronic irritation. Surgery with a negative resection margin offers the best hope of cure as adjunctive therapy has not proved useful. Prognosis correlates with the extent of nodal involvement.
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- Jerome E Azike
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Imo State Universityœ, Orlu, Campus
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Seabra D, Fava G, Faria E, Sacheto T, Hidalgo G. Scrotal neoplasia: would truck drivers be at greater risk? Int Braz J Urol 2008; 33:515-9; discussion 520. [PMID: 17767756 DOI: 10.1590/s1677-55382007000400009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze how scrotal neoplasias have been managed during the past decade and to question possible factors or professions associated to its presence. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated every case reported from 1995 to 2005 at our hospital. We described the clinical scenario, complementary exams, treatments and outcomes. We also tried to verify if there was any risk, predisposing factors or professions that would explain the cancer origin. RESULTS Six cases were reviewed. Out of these, three patients were truck drivers. Five of them showed restricted lesions without inguinal lymph nodes enlargement. Histologically, six patients presented squamous carcinoma, with two of them having the verrucous type. The median age of patients was 52 years old (31 to 89). The five patients who are still alive had their lesions completely removed with safety margin and primary closure. CONCLUSIONS We have noticed that the scrotal carcinoma behavior is similar to that of the penis, where removal of the lesion and study of the regional lymph nodes help to increase the patient survival rate. The outstanding fact was that three out of six patients were truck drivers, raising the hypothesis that such profession, maybe due to the contact or attrition with the diesel exhaust expelled by the engine or to sexual promiscuity, would imply in a larger risk of developing this rare neoplasia.
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- Daniel Seabra
- Section of Urology, PIO XII Foundation, Cancer Hospital of Barretos, Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Alterations in genes encoding sarcoplasmic-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ pumps in association with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 181:112-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2007.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2007] [Accepted: 12/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Korosec B, Glavac D, Rott T, Ravnik-Glavac M. Alterations in the ATP2A2 gene in correlation with colon and lung cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 171:105-11. [PMID: 17116488 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2006] [Revised: 06/23/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sarcoendoplasmic reticulum calcium transport ATPases (SERCA-type calcium pumps), proteins that accumulate calcium in the endoplasmic reticulum, play an important role in numerous signaling pathways controlling tumor growth, differentiation, and cell death. Reports that Atp2a2 (Serca2) haploinsufficient mice often developed cancer prompted us to study the involvement of the ATP2A2 gene in human cancer development. We found 13 different novel alterations of the ATP2A2 gene in 27 of 416 alleles of patients with two different types of cancer. Changes in ATP2A2 were significantly more common in patients with colon cancer (P < 0.0001, odds ratio OR = 25.3) or lung cancer (P = 0.046, OR = 8.05). The 13 alterations were missense mutations (2), intronic deletions (2), intronic insertions (1), and single-nucleotide alterations (8: two in the coding region, three in the intronic region, and three in the promoter region). We detected lost or reduced expression of ATP2A2 in all patients with alterations in the promoter region, as well as in patients with a combination of gene alterations. Our results suggest that germline alterations of ATP2A2 may predispose to lung and colon cancer and that an impaired ATP2A2 gene might be involved, directly or indirectly, as an early event in carcinogenesis.
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- Branka Korosec
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Müller EJ, Caldelari R, Kolly C, Williamson L, Baumann D, Richard G, Jensen P, Girling P, Delprincipe F, Wyder M, Balmer V, Suter MM. Consequences of depleted SERCA2-gated calcium stores in the skin. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 126:721-31. [PMID: 16397524 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase isoform 2 (SERCA2) pumps belong to the family of Ca2+-ATPases responsible for the maintenance of calcium in the endoplasmic reticulum. In epidermal keratinocytes, SERCA2-controlled calcium stores are involved in cell cycle exit and onset of terminal differentiation. Hence, their dysfunction was thought to provoke impaired keratinocyte cohesion and hampered terminal differentiation. Here, we assessed cultured keratinocytes and skin biopsies from a canine family with an inherited skin blistering disorder. Cells from lesional and phenotypically normal areas of one of these dogs revealed affected calcium homeostasis due to depleted SERCA2-gated stores. In phenotypically normal patient cells, this defect compromised upregulation of p21(WAF1) and delayed the exit from the cell cycle. Despite this abnormality it failed to impede the terminal differentiation process in the long term but instead coincided with enhanced apoptosis and appearance of chronic wounds, suggestive of secondary mutations. Collectively, these findings provide the first survey on phenotypic consequences of depleted SERCA-gated stores for epidermal homeostasis that explain how depleted SERCA2 calcium stores provoke focal lesions rather than generalized dermatoses, a phenotype highly reminiscent of the human genodermatosis Darier disease.
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- Eliane J Müller
- Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Dolci M, Favia G, Scully C, Di Alberti L. Keratosis follicularis of the oral mucosa with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 2004; 40:856-8. [PMID: 15288843 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2004] [Accepted: 01/12/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Darier's disease or keratosis follicularis is a genodermatosis which may involve the oral mucosa. Malignant degeneration is rare. We report the first case of the combined manifestation of oral keratosis follicularis and oral squamous cell carcinoma and discuss the possible involvement of ATP2A2 (located in 12q23-24.1) which encodes the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATP isoform 2 (SERCA2), in the pathogenesis.
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- Marco Dolci
- Maxillofacial Surgery Section, University of Chieti, Italy
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Vázquez J, Morales C, González LO, Lamelas ML, Ribas A. Vulval squamous cell carcinoma arising in localized Darier's disease. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2002; 102:206-8. [PMID: 11950493 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-2115(01)00591-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Darier's disease (keratosis follicularis) is a rare vulval lesion and it has been associated with squamous and non-squamous tumors from different origin. A vulval squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in a localized Darier's disease is presented. To our knowledge, this is the first case to report the association of a vulval SCC and a localized Darier's disease. The possibility of delaying or overlooking the diagnosis of a vulval carcinoma is also illustrated. It is suggested to resect the whole lesion of Darier's disease localized to the vulva or take multiple biopsies.
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- Julio Vázquez
- Department of Gynecology, Servicio de Ginecología, Hospital de Jove, Avda. Eduardo Castro s/n, 33290 Gijón, Spain.
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Liu LH, Boivin GP, Prasad V, Periasamy M, Shull GE. Squamous cell tumors in mice heterozygous for a null allele of Atp2a2, encoding the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase isoform 2 Ca2+ pump. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:26737-40. [PMID: 11389134 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c100275200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mutations in the human ATP2A2 gene, encoding sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase isoform 2 (SERCA2), cause Darier disease, an autosomal dominant skin disease characterized by multiple keratotic papules in the seborrheic regions of the body. Mice with a single functional Atp2a2 allele (the mouse homolog of ATP2A2) were shown previously to have reduced levels of SERCA2 in heart and mildly impaired cardiac contractility and relaxation. Here we show that aged heterozygous mutant (Atp2a2(+/-)) mice develop squamous cell tumors of the forestomach, esophagus, oral mucosa, tongue, and skin. Squamous cell tumors occurred in 13/14 Atp2a2(+/-) mice but were not observed in age- and sex-matched wild-type controls. Hyperkeratinized squamous cell papillomas and carcinomas of the upper digestive tract were the most frequent finding among Atp2a2(+/-) mice, and many animals had multiple tumors. Western blot analyses showed that SERCA2 protein levels were reduced in skin and other affected tissues of heterozygous mice. The development of squamous cell tumors in aged Atp2a2(+/-) mice indicates that SERCA2 haploinsufficiency predisposes murine keratinocytes to neoplasia. These findings provide the first direct demonstration that a perturbation of Ca(2+) homeostasis or signaling can serve as a primary initiating event in cancer.
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- L H Liu
- Departments of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
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Holst VA, Fair KP, Wilson BB, Patterson JW. Squamous cell carcinoma arising in Hailey-Hailey disease. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000; 43:368-71. [PMID: 10901726 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.100542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hailey-Hailey disease is a recurrent, autosomal dominant vesiculobullous dermatotis with a predilection for intertrigenous areas. We report what we believe to be the first case of squamous cell carcinoma arising de novo in a skin lesion of Hailey-Hailey disease. The occurrence of malignant neoplasms arising in the skin lesions of Hailey-Hailey disease and other acantholytic dermatoses is reviewed.
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- V A Holst
- Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0214, USA
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DeWitt DE. Surgery of the Male Genital Tract. Fam Med 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-2947-4_99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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