Gastric carcinoma metastatic to the site of a congenital melanocytic nevus.
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric carcinoma is uncommon. We describe a patient with a metastasis from gastric carcinoma to a congenital melanocytic nevus. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive immunohistochemical staining for cytokeratin 20 and lack of cytokeratin 7.
Betke
M
M
Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Germany.
Süss
R
R
Hohenleutner
U
U
Lübke
S
S
Eckert
F
F
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003094:Collagen; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013545:Sweat Glands / Q000473:pathology; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins; D003094:Collagen