Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa associated with malignancy

Arch Intern Med. 1987 Nov;147(11):2013-8.

Abstract

A patient is described with acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa associated with malignancy; the case history and pathologic findings are described. The literature, consisting of 35 cases, is analyzed in respect to the hormonal and pathologic findings, and the age and sex of the patients. No definite hormonal cause is as yet assignable to this syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / complications
  • Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hair / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hypertrichosis / diagnosis*
  • Hypertrichosis / etiology
  • Hypertrichosis / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology