Skin Tags as a Marker for Adenomatous Polyps of the Colon

Brief Reports1 December 1985Skin Tags as a Marker for Adenomatous Polyps of the ColonSARKIS J. CHOBANIAN, M.D., MICHAEL M. VAN NESS, M.D., CHARLES WINTERS Jr., M.D., EDWARD L. CATTAU Jr., M.D.SARKIS J. CHOBANIAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MICHAEL M. VAN NESS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES WINTERS Jr., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD L. CATTAU Jr., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-103-6-892 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe association of dermatologic disorders with underlying visceral disease, especially neoplasms, is well known (1, 2). Recent reports, one in patients with acromegaly (3) and another in a series of male patients (4), have suggested that skin tags may indicate the presence of adenomatous polyps of the colon. We undertook our study to test these findings in a population of both men and women over a wide age range.One hundred consecutive patients having colonoscopy were prospectively evaluated over a 3-month period. Before colonoscopy, patients were examined for the presence of at least one skin tag (acrochordon). Tags were identified...References1. HOUSHOLDER M and ZELIGMAN I. Sebaceous neoplasms associated with visceral carcinomas. Arch Dermatol. 1980;116:61-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. YAFFEE H. Gastric polyposis and soft tissue tumors. Arch Dermatol. 1964;89:806-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KLEIN I, PARVEEN G, GAVALER J, and VAN THIEL D. Colonic polyps in patients with acromegaly. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:27-30. LinkGoogle Scholar4. LEAVITT J, KLEIN I, KENDRICKS F, GAVALER J, and VAN THIEL D. Skin tags: a cutaneous marker for colonic polyps. Ann Intern Med. 1983;98:928-30. LinkGoogle Scholar5. ITUARTE E, PETRINI J, and HERSHMAN J. Acromegaly and colon cancer. 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