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A Patient with Refractory Psoriasis Who Developed Sebaceous Carcinoma on the Neck during Cyclosporine Therapy and Showed Rapid Progression

We report a patient who developed sebaceous carcinoma on the neck during therapy with immunosuppressive agents (cyclosporine, corticosteroid, methotrexate) for refractory psoriasis vulgaris, which showed rapid enlargement, leading to a fatal outcome. Multiple-organ metastases were detected. Weekly c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shima, Tomoko, Yamamoto, Yuki, Okuhira, Hisako, Mikita, Naoya, Furukawa, Fukumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27462222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000446342
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Sumario:We report a patient who developed sebaceous carcinoma on the neck during therapy with immunosuppressive agents (cyclosporine, corticosteroid, methotrexate) for refractory psoriasis vulgaris, which showed rapid enlargement, leading to a fatal outcome. Multiple-organ metastases were detected. Weekly carboplatin + paclitaxel therapy resulted in the disappearance of tumor cells, but the patient died of febrile neutropenia. The development of sebaceous carcinoma is rare among psoriasis patients receiving immunosuppressive agents including cyclosporine.