Cuirasse skin metastases secondary to gastric adenocarcinoma.
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.
López-Tarruella Cobo
Sara
S
Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/ Martín Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. sltc21@hotmail.com
Moreno Antón
Fernando
F
Sastre
Javier
J
López García-Asenjo
J A
JA
Torres
A
A
Díaz-Rubio
E
E
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*