title: Skin metastases in cancer patients.
abstract: Although every cancer may cause skin metastases, some do so more frequently. Proper diagnosis can lead to early detection of a previously unrecognized malignancy. Autopsy data from 7,518 patients with internal cancer were analyzed, and the findings were compared with the literature.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*