Rn. Visweswara et al., XERODERMA-PIGMENTOSUM WITH ADULT WILMS-TUMOR - A RARE ASSOCIATION, Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology, 31(6), 1997, pp. 569-571
Xeroderma pigmentosum is an uncommon skin disorder associated with inc
reased incidence of skin tumours and, less often, internal malignancie
s. Wilms' tumour is a common paediatric tumour, observed rarely in adu
lts. Here we report the rare association of Xeroderma pigmentosum with
adult Wilms' tumour in two Libyan females. To the best of our knowled
ge, this association has not been reported so far in the literature.