title: Subcutaneous right leg metastasis from rectal adenocarcinoma without visceral involvement.
abstract: The occurrence of cutaneous metastasis from colorectal cancer is rare, with a reported frequency of less than 4 to 5 percent. Typically signifies widespread disease and a poor prognosis. Metastases from adenocarcinoma of the colon-rectum usually occur within two years of resection of the primary tumour, and the average survival of a patient with cutaneous metastasis has been reported as ranging from 3 to 18 months. The case reported here concerns a patient who developed a skin metastasis without evidence of visceral involvement after treatment of rectal carcinoma. It is advisable to implement cutaneous biopsy in patients with a history of carcinoma; this may establish the diagnosis of metastatic disease and change the methods of therapeutic intervention and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Radiologiche e Anestesiologiche Sezione di Clinica Chirurgica Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Adani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marcello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anania
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazzetti
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Jorizzo
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Maestroni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donini
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*