We herein report the case of a 73-year-old woman who developed skin and nail disorders 2 months before her digestive symptoms started, which lead to the diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma. The lesions were diagnosed as Bazex syndrome, usually seen in squamous cell carcinoma. Under systemic chemotherapy, the cutaneous signs improved for some months before worsening when the disease progressed.

Three cases of this extraordinary condition recently came under observation. The affection was first described by Moriz Kaposi and given the name of xeroderma pigmentosum*. A large number of other names have been given, examples of which are atrophoderma pigmentosum (Crocker), melanosis lenticularis progressiva (Pick), and lioderma cum melanosi et telangiectasia (Neisser). Since these names are...

While studying animal-based measures to be included in the welfare assessment protocols, researchers often identify potential welfare indicators that do not fulfil the standards. This could be due to low prevalence, ambiguous meaning, lack of interobserver repeatability, or unknown or controversial validity. In this talk we will present some potentially useful welfare indicators that have not b...