Abstract

CUMPLIDO BURON, J. D. et al. Gangrenous pyoderma as paraneoplastic syndrome of an adenocarnocima of the rectum. Oncología (Barc.) [online]. 2006, vol.29, n.8, pp.45-48. ISSN 0378-4835.

PURPOSE: Paraneoplastic syndromes are clinical syndromes caused by tumors occurring in places distant from the tumor itself. Its incidence is underestimated. We present a case of paraneoplastic syndrome as an example, indicating the characteristics these syndromes must follow to be considered as such MATERIAL AND METHODS: A 72 year old woman with a skin disorder diagnosed as pyoderma gangraenosum before the diagnosis of a colo-rectal cancer were made. CONCLUSION: Colo-rectal tumors are the digestive neoplasms more frequently associated to pyoderma. The relation between pyoderma as a paraneoplastic syndrome of colo-rectal cancer is well established.

Keywords : Paraneoplastic syndrome; Pyoderma gangraenosum; Dermatosis.

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