Epidermoid anal canal carcinoma metastatic to the skin. A clinical mimic of prostate adenocarcinoma metastases.
BACKGROUND. Cancers of the anal canal are rare, but their frequency is constantly increasing. Only 10-20% of the patients develop a local recurrence and about 20% distant visceral metastases. OBJECTIVE. To report what we believe to be the first case of skin metastases of epidermoid anal canal carcinoma mimicking a typical clinical pattern of prostatic adenocarcinoma metastases.
Division of Dermatology, Chiavari Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
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Nazzari
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Drago
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Malatto
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Crovato
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000556:secondary; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*