Fanconi Anemia Syndrome
- 1 September 1970
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 92 (3) , 284-285
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1970.04310030074017
Abstract
The Fanconi anemia syndrome consists of multiple congenital anomalies and aplastic anemia. Diagnosis is made clinically and confirmed by chromosome analysis. This case represents an unusual occurrence in a 21-year-old woman with congenital middle ear disease. To my knowledge, this is the first description of the kind of pathological changes in the middle ear which were found at surgical exploration. The patient subsequently developed squamous cell carcinoma of the gingivae. Findings from chromosome analysis were typical for the Fanconi syndrome. Skin fibroblasts were obtained by biopsy and studied in tissue culture. An increased susceptibility to simian virus 40 (SV 40) was found. The relationship of these findings to malignancy may prove to be important in future studies.Keywords
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