The yellow nail syndrome is a scarcely described condition characterized by dystrophic yellowish nails, respiratory disturbances and lymphedema; while the pincer nail deformity is characterized by thickening and excessive transverse curvature of the nail plate. The objective of this case study is to...
The yellow nail syndrome is a scarcely described condition characterized by dystrophic yellowish nails, respiratory disturbances and lymphedema; while the pincer nail deformity is characterized by thickening and excessive transverse curvature of the nail plate. The objective of this case study is to report a 76-year-old Japanese descent woman with yellow nail syndrome and pincer nails, intestinal polyps, and sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma. Both the yellow nail syndrome and pincer nails may develop in association with malignancies, either by chance or by some etiopathogenic mechanism not well-known.
Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Iara Machado Motta, Victor Manabu Yano, Manoel da Costa Gondim Neto, Renata Athayde Casasanta Yellow nail syndrome, pincer nails, colon cancer and polyps in a 76 year-old-woman // Russian Open Medical Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 0-0
