Acanthosis nigricans and "tripe palm" as paraneoplastic manifestations of metastatic tumor Acantose nigricante e "palma em tripa" como manifestações paraneoplásicas de tumor metastático

• Main Authors: Mariana Carvalho Costa (Author), Nayibe Solano Martinez (Author), Maluf Gabbay Belicha (Author), Fabiano Leal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acanthosis nigricans is a common dermatosis and is most often associated with benign conditions, such as insulin resistance. It is rare as a paraneoplastic marker. As such, it is characterized by sudden onset and rapid dissemination of velvety and hyperchromic skin lesions. The term "tripe palm...