title: Cuirasse skin metastases secondary to gastric adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Skin metastases are infrequent manifestations of solid tumours. However, it is important to recognize them since they may be the first evidence of a neoplasia, or a sign of tumour progression or recurrence. Skin metastases from gastric adenocarcinomas are particularly rare, and represent 6% of the total in males and 1% in females. We report, here, the case of a patient diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma with extensive subcutaneous infiltration of the abdominal wall, resulting in an abdominal cuirass.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/ Martín Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. sltc21@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: López-Tarruella Cobo
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moreno Antón
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sastre
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López García-Asenjo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Díaz-Rubio
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*