A Case of Malignant Acanthosis Nigricans Associated with Gastric Adenocarcinoma.
- Author:
Hyung Geun PARK
;
Seong Min PARK
;
Doo Chan MOON
;
Kyung Sool KWON
;
Tae Ahn CHUNG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastric adenocarcinoma;
Malignant acanthosis nigricans
- MeSH:
Acanthosis Nigricans*;
Adenocarcinoma*;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertrophy;
Middle Aged;
Pigmentation
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1989;27(3):316-319
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 51-year-old female had disseminated, symmetrically distributed, brownish black pigmentation and papillary hypertrophy on the intertriginous and flexural areas for 6 months, and gastric adenocarcinoma was confirmed during the evaluation of internal malignancy, The cutaneous finding of acanthosis nigricans was a significant cutaneous marker of internal malignancy in this case.
