<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Internal malignancy may be presented in the form of paraneoplastic syndromes, which may indicate either formation or recurrence of a previously treated malignancy. Furthermore cutaneous paraneoplastic disorders often precede a diagnosis of cancer. We present 2 unique case reports with cutaneous paraneoplastic manifestations. The first one describes a patient with sudden progression of long-term stabilized morphea in connection with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The second one describes female patient with breast cancer preceded by the development of extragenital lichen sclerosus (LS) with typical sclerotic lesions and hemorrhagic bullae.</p></abstract>

Internal malignancy may be presented in the form of paraneoplastic syndromes, which may indicate either formation or recurrence of a previously treated malignancy. Furthermore cutaneous paraneoplastic disorders often precede a diagnosis of cancer. We present 2 unique case reports with cutaneous paraneoplastic manifestations. The first one describes a patient with sudden progression of long-term stabilized morphea in connection with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The second one describes female patient with breast cancer preceded by the development of extragenital lichen sclerosus (LS) with typical sclerotic lesions and hemorrhagic bullae.

Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Manifestation (Morphea, Lichen Sclerosus) – Two Case Reports

Acta Medica Martiniana

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Internal malignancy may be presented in the form of paraneoplastic syndromes, which may indicate either formation or recurrence of a previously treated...

Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Manifestation (Morphea, Lichen Sclerosus) – Two Case Reports

Pubblicato online: 13 mag 2017

Pagine: 28 - 32

Ricevuto: 03 mar 2017

Accettato: 21 mar 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acm-2017-0004

Parole chiave
Paraneoplastic syndroms, bullous lichen sclerosus, morphea

© by T. Pappova

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Manifestation (Morphea, Lichen Sclerosus) – Two Case Reports

Pubblicato online: 13 mag 2017

Pagine: 28 - 32

Ricevuto: 03 mar 2017

Accettato: 21 mar 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acm-2017-0004

Parole chiaveParaneoplastic syndroms, bullous lichen sclerosus, morphea

© by T. Pappova

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
Paraneoplastic syndroms, bullous lichen sclerosus, morphea