
Skin: A mirror of internal malignancy
Author(s) -
Rita V Vora,
Rahulkrishna S Kota,
Nilofar G Diwan,
Nidhi B Jivani,
Shailee S Gandhi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0975-2129
pISSN - 0971-5851
DOI - 10.4103/0971-5851.195730
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , disease , dermatology , pathology
Skin manifestations are a reflection of many of the internal diseases. Sometimes, skin disease may be the only manifestation of the internal disease. Internal malignancies may give rise to a number of cutaneous manifestations through their immunological, metabolic, and metastatic consequences. Curth proposed criteria to establish a causal relationship between a dermatosis and a malignant internal disease. Malignancy can present with a plethora of cutaneous manifestations. Here, we describe in brief about various skin manifestations of internal malignancies.