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Hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita preceding extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma
Author(s) -
PérezLosada E.,
Pujol R. M.,
Domingo P.,
MatiasGuiu X.,
Lenti J.,
LópezPousa A.,
Alomar A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2001.00791.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrichosis , sarcoma , malignancy , dermatology , pathology
A 62‐year‐old woman with acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa as a paraneoplastic presenting sign of an extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma is described. Despite initial comprehensive screening to rule out an associated malignancy, a definitive diagnosis of sarcoma was established only 1 year after the onset of the cutaneous symptoms. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita associated with a soft tissue sarcoma. Our observation expands the spectrum of malignancies associated with this uncommon paraneoplastic disorder.