Perforating cutaneous metastasis from an ovarian adenocarcinoma.
Cutaneous metastasis from ovarian cancer usually presents clinically as firm papules and nodules on the trunk. Histology commonly exhibits a dermal infiltrate of malignant cells. In this report, we describe a peculiar presentation of perforating cutaneous metastasis from an ovarian carcinoma, which to the best of our knowledge has not been reported previously.
Abbas
Ossama
O
Department of Dermatology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Salem
Ziad
Z
Haddad
Fadi
F
Kibbi
Abdul-Ghani
AG
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017239:Paclitaxel; D002945:Cisplatin