Thursday 16 May 2013

Leser-Trelat sign and breast cancer

Leser-Trelat sign and breast cancer. The lancet, May 2013, Vol. 381(9878), p.1653

Al Ghazal, P., et al.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)61257-4/fulltext?rss=yes

A 71-year-old, obese woman presented to our clinic with multiple seborrheic keratoses over her entire body. She reported the rapid appearance of the tumours several weeks before an initial diagnosis of breast cancer.