Cutaneous metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma: a case report.
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma is an infrequent disease entity. When present, it typically signifies disseminated disease with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 57-year-old male patient with gastric cancer who developed generalized erythematous nodules on the chest, abdomen, back, neck, and four extremities 2 months postoperatively. Results of a skin biopsy disclosed groups of metastatic adenocarcinoma cells in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, forming clusters and strands in a desmoplastic stroma. Histopathologic examination demonstrated that the cutaneous metastasis was of stomach origin.
Wang
Jaw-Yuan
JY
Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chai
Chee-Yin
CY
Su
Yu-Chung
YC
Soo
Kwan-Ming
KM
Huang
Yu-Sheng
YS
Huang
Tsung-Jen
TJ
Hsieh
Jan-Sing
JS
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*