PMID- 10089068
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19990527
LR  - 20051116
IS  - 0392-9078 (Print)
IS  - 0392-9078 (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 4
DP  - 1998 Dec
TI  - Mucocutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes (MCPS). A clinical-pathologic review.
PG  - 453-64
AB  - Mucocutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes (MCPS) are a common group of dermatoses 
      exhibiting a variable morphologic and pathologic picture which can occur in 
      association with solid tumors or hematologic malignancies. In this review the 
      Authors report the most important clinical characteristics and commonly 
      associated malignancies of these dermatoses. Their identification is important 
      because their superficial appearance and precocious arising are useful in the 
      early diagnosis of an otherwise asymptomatic visceral malignancy and because 
      differential diagnosis between skin metastases and malignancy-associated 
      dermatoses is very important for a careful staging and management of the 
      neoplasm. At the same time, MCPS may also be suggestive of the specific type of 
      cancer present. Finally, the presence of a MCPS often carries grave oncologic 
      implications. Once, therefore, the diagnosis of these dermatoses has been 
      established, either an appropriate evaluation for an asymptomatic neoplasm in a 
      cancer-free individual or an investigation for the recurrence of malignancy in an 
      oncologic patient should be initiated.
FAU - Silvestris, N
AU  - Silvestris N
AD  - Scuola di Specializzazione in Oncologia, University of Bari, Italy.
FAU - Chetta, G
AU  - Chetta G
FAU - Sasso, N
AU  - Sasso N
FAU - Lucarelli, A
AU  - Lucarelli A
FAU - Berardi, T
AU  - Berardi T
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - England
TA  - J Exp Clin Cancer Res
JT  - Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
JID - 8308647
SB  - IM
MH  - Erythema/complications/pathology
MH  - Hematologic Neoplasms/complications/pathology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Paraneoplastic Syndromes/complications/*pathology
MH  - Skin Diseases/complications/pathology
MH  - Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous/complications/pathology
MH  - Skin Neoplasms/complications/*pathology
MH  - Vasculitis/complications/pathology
RF  - 58
EDAT- 1999/03/24 00:00
MHDA- 1999/03/24 00:01
CRDT- 1999/03/24 00:00
PHST- 1999/03/24 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/03/24 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/03/24 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 1998 Dec;17(4):453-64.