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Hypertrichosis lanuginosa as a sign of internal malignancy
Author(s) -
Hensley George T.,
Glynn Kevin P.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196911)24:5<1051::aid-cncr2820240528>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , hypertrichosis , acanthosis nigricans , dermatology , anaplastic carcinoma , sign (mathematics) , myelofibrosis , pathology , carcinoma , mathematical analysis , mathematics , insulin resistance , bone marrow , obesity
A case of universal hypertrichosis lanuginosa associated with small cell, anaplastic carcinoma of the bronchus is reported and compared with 5 previously reported cases of UHL associated with disseminated internal epithelial malignancies. It would appear justified to regard UHL of adult onset as a rare cutaneous manifestation of internal malignancy. Like acanthosis nigricans, it may antedate other signs and symptoms of malignancy.