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Dermatoses associated with malignancy

Dermatoses:        Associated Neoplasm:

Acanthosis Nigricans below the diaphragm        

Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica above the diaphragm

Primary Systemic Amyloidosis multiple myeloma        

Ataxia telangiectasia lymphoreticular malignancy        

Cowden’s syndrome breast and thyroid CA                                        

Cushing’s syndrome lung (small cell)        

Dermatomyositis various (lung, breast, colon) (cancer risk without myositis >                        

DM > DM with positive myositis specific

antibodies > childhood DM)

Diffuse plane xanthoma multiple myeloma        

Erythema Gyratum Repens lung        

Extramammary Paget’s disease adnexal CA, visceral CA (GU or GI)        

Howell Evans Syndrome esophageal CA        

Hypertrichosis lanuginosa (malignant down) GI tract (esp. colon) or Breast????        

Ichthyosis (acquired) Hodgkin’s        

Necrolytic migratory erythema glucagonoma (APUD cell tumor)        

Paraneoplastic Pemphigus lymphoproliferative malignancy        

Sweet’s syndrome hematopoietic (esp. AML)        

Sign of Leser Trelat GI tract (esp. stomach)