ABSTRACT
A tilose palmo-plantar é um distúrbio autossômico dominante caracterizado por uma hiperceratose palmo-plantar. Em geral, desenvolve-se na segunda infância e se acentua em áreas de pressão. Existem duas formas familiares de tilose palmo-plantar: a não epidermolítica e a epidermolítica. Os pacientes com tilose palmo-plantar forma epidermolítica apresentam uma chance até 40 por cento maior de desenvolver carcinoma de células escamosas do esôfago. A associação de tilose palmo-plantar com neoplasia esofágica é denominada síndrome de Howel-Evans.
Tylosis palmoplantaris is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by hyperkeratosis of palms and soles. Lesions start during childhood and are more evident in areas of pressure. Familial tylosis palmoplantaris comprises two forms: epidermolytic and non-epidermolytic. Patients with the epidermolytic variant have up to 40 percent higher chance of developing squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. The association of tylosis palmoplantaris with esophageal cancer is called Howel-Evans syndrome.
Subject(s)
Adult , Female , Humans , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/complications , Esophageal Neoplasms/complications , Keratoderma, Palmoplantar, Diffuse/complications , Keratoderma, Palmoplantar, Diffuse/geneticsABSTRACT
The association of tylosis with esophageal cancer has been extensively reported but association with gastric cancer is rare. We report a 55-year-old man with familial tylosis and carcinoma of the stomach for which radical gastrectomy was done. Repeat endoscopy 3 years later is normal.