Alopecia neoplastica without alopecia: a unique presentation of breast carcinoma scalp metastasis.
The scalp is a relatively common site of cutaneous metastasis. The usual presentation is of single or multiple firm scalp nodules. A well-recognized but rarer presentation is alopecia neoplastica that is seen as single or multiple areas of cicatricial alopecia. We describe a unique presentation of scalp metastasis in a patient with breast carcinoma in whom hair loss was clinically inconspicuous. The metastasis responded to combination chemotherapy.
Mallon
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Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Dawber
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*