title: Cutaneous metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jaw-Yuan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chee-Yin
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Yu-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Kwan-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Soo
authors.forename: Yu-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tsung-Jen
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jan-Sing
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: 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*