robin082006
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A 55-year-old woman complains to her physician that the skin of her armpits and groin "keeps getting darker and darker." Physical examination demonstrates velvety brown and warty skin in the axilla and groin. Biopsy of these lesions shows a variably hyperplastic epidermis with many sharp peaks and valleys. Aside from cosmetic considerations, which of the following is the primary medical significance of these lesions?
A.  They may be a sign of immunosuppression
B. .gif) They may be a sign of visceral carcinoma
C. They may be easily superinfected
D. They may be malignant
E. They may be premalignant
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| msyamp
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it is acanthosis nigricans symptom of internal malignancy
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| msyamp
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mostly gastric
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| robin082006
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good msyamp
this is Acanthosis Nigricans
thi first time I read this q, i couldn't diagnose the disease. Even though I opened Goljan's, I still confused with other diseases.
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