Skin metastasis from hepatocarcinoma.
Cutaneous metastases may be the first sign of an internal neoplasm; hepatocellular carcinoma is a very rare source of skin involvement and presents with a protean morphology: papules, nodules, and masses that may be by natural sources or by artificial mechanisms. We present a 41-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic cirrhosis who developed metastatic disease, which in the skin showed as a pyogenic granuloma. We analyze 38 cases from the literature and present a practical review of the subject.
Magaña
Mario
M
Service of Dermatology, Hospital General de México and School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, México. dermatopatología@hotmail.com
Gomez
Luz-Maria
LM
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000473:pathology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*