Paraneoplasia, cutaneousL83.x

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 30.10.2022

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Paraneoplastic dermatosis

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Paraneoplastic syndrome manifesting on the skin. A distinction is made between obligate paraneoplasias (presence of a malignant tumor in 100% of cases) and facultative paraneoplasias, i.e. skin manifestations in which an association with internal malignancies has been observed more frequently (see Table 1 under Paraneoplastic syndromes).

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Tumor search and cleanup. Usually, the skin changes heal with tumor removal.

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Decrease in symptoms after tumour removal.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Niebauer G (1984) Malignoma and cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes. dermatologist 35: 602-608

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Last updated on: 30.10.2022

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer