THE SIGN OF LESER-TRÉLAT

Czarnecki, D. B. ; Rotstein, H. ; O'Brien, T. J. ; Lyall, I. G. ; Hanna, M. J. D.

Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1983
ISSN:
1440-0960
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
The sign of Leser-Trélat is the sudden appearance and rapid increase in number of seborrhoeic keratoses on previously normal skin. It is a cutaneous marker of internal malignancy. Two patients exhibiting this sign are described and a further thirty-seven have been found in the medical literature. The main features of these patients are reviewed.
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Electronic Resource
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