Distant cutaneous metastasis from carcinoma of the uterus. A case report.
Cutaneous metastasis from intraabdominal carcinoma is relatively rare. When it is present it is usually located in the skin overlying the neoplasm [1]. Carcinoma of the uterus metastatic to the skin accounts for 9% of all cutaneous metastases. Distant metastasis is extremely rare. Such a metastasis to the skin of the big toe of the lower limb is presented.
3rd Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Medical School, Sotiria Hospital, Greece.
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Mandrekas
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Dimopoulos
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Moulopoulou
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Papamichalis
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Gougoulakis
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*