Yellow nail syndrome: resolution of yellow nails after successful treatment of breast cancer

Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a rare entity of unknown cause in which congenitally hypoplastic lymphatics play a major role in the clinical manifestations of the disease. YNS has been associated with many malignancies and immune disorders. We report a case of new-onset YNS associated with breast can...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2000-05, Vol.117 (5), p.1516-1518
Hauptverfasser:	Iqbal, M, Rossoff, L J, Marzouk, K A, Steinberg, H N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - therapy Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - diagnosis Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - therapy Combined Modality Therapy Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Middle Aged Nail Diseases - diagnosis Nail Diseases - therapy Paraneoplastic Syndromes - diagnosis Paraneoplastic Syndromes - therapy Pigmentation Disorders - diagnosis Pigmentation Disorders - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a rare entity of unknown cause in which congenitally hypoplastic lymphatics play a major role in the clinical manifestations of the disease. YNS has been associated with many malignancies and immune disorders. We report a case of new-onset YNS associated with breast cancer and dramatic improvement in the yellow nails with cancer treatment.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.117.5.1516