title: Skin metastasis from an occult esophageal adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Metastases to the skin from carcinoma arising in other organs are uncommon, yet they may be the first presentation of neoplastic disease. They usually originate from primary tumours in the breast, lung or colon. Skin metastases from esophageal adenocarcinoma are extremely rare. A unique case of an otherwise healthy patient who presented with a small, painless, mobile, clinically localized facial skin nodule is reported. A biopsy revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma, and subsequent investigations detected the primary tumour in the esophagus, despite no symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Shahriar Hospital, Tehran, Iran. ffereidooni@fairsys.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fereidooni
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Azizi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikoo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*