HEBRA (1868) was the first to suggest that pigmentation of the skin might indicate the presence of a visceral cancer. With gathering speed, more and more skin reactions which occur before or concurrently with malignant disease have been observed. Some suspected associations such as the presence of Campbell De Morgan angiomata, which were at one time considered harbingers of cancer, are now reco...

▼ BENIGN “VIRUS-INDUCED” TUMORS (ORAL SQUAMOUS PAPILLOMAS AND WARTS) ▼ SYNDROMES WITH BENIGN ORAL NEOPLASTIC OR HAMARTOMATOUS COMPONENTS Von Recklinghausen’s Neurofibromatosis Gardner’s Syndrome Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type III (Multiple Mucosal Neuroma Syndrome) Tuberous Sclerosis Acanthosis Nigricans Albright’s Syndrome Paget’s ...

Introduction. Female hyperandrogenism is a frequent motive of consultation. It is revealed by hirsutism, acne or seborrhea, and disorders in menstruation cycle combined or not with virilisation signs. Several etiologies are incriminated but the hyperandrogenism-insulin resistance-acanthosis nigricans syndrome is rare. Observation. A 20-year-old girl, having had a five-year-old secondary amenorr...