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. 2019 Apr 30;9(2):119–125. doi: 10.5826/dpc.0902a07

Table 1.

Clinical and Serological Data From MMP Patients With Associated Malignancies at the University of Bologna

No. Sex/Age at Diagnosis of MMP (yr) Sites Involved Interval Between MMP Onset and Tumor Diagnosis Associated Malignancy BP Antigens BP180 and BP230 Anti-laminin-332 Treatment and Follow-up
1 F/66 (2014) Oral/genital, ocular 1 yr before MMP onset Breast cancer Negative Negative MMP developed after 1 yr of surgery for breast cancer. Follow-up treatment with dapsone 200 mg/d and prednisone 7.5 mg/d without recurrence.
2 M/82 (2014) Skin/oral/ocular 1 yr after MMP onset Metastatic laryngeal SCC Negative Negative During methylprednisolone treatment, the patient developed laryngeal SCC that became metastatic after 1 yr. The steroid was discontinued and treatment with dapsone 200 mg/d in addition to radiotherapy and chemotherapy was started. He died after 6 mos.
3 M/48 (2013) Oral 3 yrs after MMP onset Prostatic AC Negative ND Oral MMP, involving exclusively the hard palate and the gums. Systemic steroids and dapsone with favorable results until complete remission. Prostatic AC after 3 yrs. Follow-up without MMP relapses.
4 F/83 (2016) Ocular 1 yr after MMP onset Hepatic cancer Negative Negative Breast cancer at age 72, mastectomy, and liver cirrhosis for chronic hepatitis, with eye MMP, under treatment with methylprednisolone. Hepatocarcinoma developed recently during follow-up.

AC = adenocarcinoma; BP = bullous pemphigoid; ND = not done; SCC = squamous cell carcinoma.