BAZEX-SYNDROME (ACROKERATOSIS PARANEOPLASTICA)

Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica (Bazex syndrome) is a rare but distincti ve dermatosis associated with carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tr act with possible cervical lymph node metastases. The cutaneous lesion s occurring in the syndrome are non-metastatic skin involvement that p arallels (as cutaneous marker) the evolution of the malignancy. Since only a few case reports have been published in the otolaryngologic lit erature, we present our experience and review some of the findings pre viously reported.