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Sign of Leser-Trélat associated with adenocarcinoma of the rectum Volume 11, numéro 3, May - June 2001

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Department of Dermatology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Faculty of Medicine, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  • Page(s) : 251-3
  • Année de parution : 2001

The sign of Leser-Trélat (SLT) is usually defined as the abrupt appearance and/or rapid increase in size and number of multiple seborrheic keratoses (SK) in association with an underlying cancer. Although these SK may show some characteristic features (distribution on the trunk, small size, and macular morphology), the most important criterium in diagnosing SLT is the dynamics of the eruption (acute onset and rapid growth of the [...]