Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa associated with malignancy.
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.
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Department of Radiation Medicine, Faxton Hospital, Utica, NY.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology