title: Bazex Syndrome with Hypoalbuminemia and Severe Ascites.
abstract: Bazex syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic dermatosis. The underlying malignancy frequently is squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract or cervical lymph nodes from an unknown primary site. We report a 63-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of cervical lymph nodes from an unknown primary site. He developed a mass on the right side of his neck, cutaneous lesions diagnosed as Bazex syndrome, hypoalbuminemia, and severe ascites. Right neck dissection was performed. After neck dissection, not only the cutaneous lesions, but also the severe hypoalbuminemia and severe ascites were improved. Bazex syndrome may be associated with hypoalbuminemia and ascites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigemichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwae
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yonezawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shigeji
keywords: Albumin; Ascites; Dermatosis; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Skin lesion