title: Zosteriform metastases in melanoma.
abstract: Zosteriform metastasis is a rare form of tumor spread to the skin that most often arises from an internal carcinoma or a hematologic malignancy. We describe a 29-year-old woman with malignant melanoma of the back in whom zosteriform metastases developed along the fifth thoracic dermatome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Itin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lautenschlager
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Buechner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*