Cutaneous metastases carcinoma. Case report and pathological considerations.
Diagnostic of cutaneous metastases is relatively rare; this is important because sometimes may be the first manifestation of an undiscovered internal malignancy. Usually dissemination may take place through the lymphatics or the blood stream. The case of a patient, female, which has on the inferior 1/3 part of the abdominal wall skin a multinodular tumor mass, which evolves from about three months ago and accompanying by lymphoedema of the legs, is presented.
Costache
Mariana
M
Department of Pathology, Victor Babeş National Institute for Pathology and Biomedical Sciences, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Avenue, Bucharest, Romania. m_costache_dermatopat@yahoo.com
Simionescu
Olga
O
Sajin
Maria
M
Chefani
Alina
A
D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053552:Keratin-7 / Q000378:metabolism; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*
D053552:Keratin-7