The nature and appearance of this rare facultative paraneoplastic dermatosis gave rise to the designation “tripe palms.” In 7/10 of cases, tripe palms coincide with acanthosis nigricans ...

Turns out, she had cancer. What this unnamed woman was experiencing was a medical condition called "tripe palms", due to its resemblance to tripe, the stomach lining of cows or sheep [3].

Tripe palms is a condition characterized by pronounced dermatoglyphics and a thickened velvety appearance of the palms, and sometimes the soles, resembling in miniature the surface pattern of the ...