Inflammatory carcinoma masquerading as erythema annulare centrifugum.
A case of inflammatory carcinoma, or carcinoma erysipelatodes, clinically resembling erythema annulare centrifugum is reported. The cutaneous inflammatory carcinoma was due to metastasis by a signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma, probably of gastrointestinal origin. This is the third reported case of inflammatory carcinoma with signet-ring cell infiltration. Cancer patients with atypical or unusual inflammatory dermatoses should be evaluated by skin biopsy because of the possible association with the internal neoplastic process.
Reichel
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Department of Dermatology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento 95816.
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary