Scalp ulcer as first sign of cholangiocarcinoma.
Metastases from distant primary tumors are rarely the first indicators of cancer. However, cutaneous metastases are not uncommon in cases of internal malignancy. This article describes the case of a 65-year-old man with cutaneous metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma who presented with a scalp ulcer as the only initial sign. This is only the third reported case of cholangiocarcinoma with distant cutaneous metastasis.
Dogan
Gursoy
G
Department of Dermatology, Inönü University School of Medicine, 44315-Malatya, Turkey. gdogan@inonu.edu.tr
Karincaoglu
Yelda
Y
Karincaoglu
Melih
M
Aydin
N Engin
NE
D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*