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. 2025 Sep 22;16(3):108952. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v16.i3.108952

Table 3.

Common diseases/syndromes with their gastrointestinal and skin manifestations

Disease/syndrome
Skin manifestations
Associated GI malignancy
GI and other features
Muir Torre syndrome (Variant of Lynch syndrome) Sebaceous adenoma. Epitheliomas. Multiple keratocanthomas Colon, gastric, hepatobiliary, pancreas Cancer involving endometrium, cervix, lung, urological, blood, ovary
Gardner syndrome Epidermoid cysts. Lipomas. Desmoid tumors Colorectal, duodenal, hepatoblastoma, stomach CHRPE, supernumerary teeth, adrenal tumors, osteomas
Peutz Jegher’s syndrome Hyperpigmentation of tongue. Pigmentation around lips around mouth Duodenal, colon, pancreas, stomach, small bowel Cancer involving pancreas, breast, ovary, genitals
Cowden syndrome Trichilemmomas. Oral papillomatosis. Facial papules. Acral keratoses Colon Melanoma, cancer involving endometrium, thyroid, kidney
Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome Hyperpigmented macules involving Glans penis or vulva. Acanthosis nigricans. Facial verrucous papules None Macrocephaly, hypotonia, autism spectrum disorder, development delay, hamartomas, seizures, scoliosis
Juvenile polyposis syndrome Digital clubbing. Facial and digital telangiectasias Colon, SI, stomach Cancer involving. Pancreas
Cronkhite Canada syndrome Nail dystrophy. Alopecia. Hyperpigmentation Gastric, colon Intestinal mucosal changes leading to malabsorption
Bazex syndrome (Acrokeratosis Paraneoplastica) Scaly. Psoriasiform plaques on acral areas, and nasal, ear and malar surfaces Upper GI tract SCC of pharynx, esophagus, larynx, lung, lymphoma and genito-urinary tumors
Tylosis Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis Esophagus (SCC)
Plummer Vinson syndrome Koilonychia Esophagus (SCC) Esophageal web, iron deficiency
Glucagonoma and Necrolytic Migratory erythema Annular erythematous eruption with blisters. Ngular cheilitis. Glossitis. Stomatitis Anemia, weight loss, diarrhoea, steatorrhoea, thromboembolic disease, psychiatry disturbance
Carcinoid syndrome Flushing. Rosacea. Pellagra like changes. Cutaneous metastasis Appendix, small intestine Wheezing, carcinoid heart disease, diarrhoea
Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis Heliotropic rash. Gottron papules. Violaceous poikiloderma. Ragged cuticle. Nail fold telangiectasias Stoamch, colorectal, pancreas Dermatomyositis, cancer involving lung and ovary, lymphomas
Cutaneous metastasis Sister Joseph Mary nodule on umbilicus Gastric adenocarcinoma

GI: Gastrointestinal; SCC: Squamous cell carcinoma; SI: Small intestine; CHRPE: Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium.