Cutaneous manifestations of breast carcinoma.
The incidence of breast carcinoma cutaneous manifestation in patients with breast carcinoma is 23.9%. The most common sites of breast carcinoma cutaneous manifestation are the chest wall and abdomen, but they can occur at the extremities and in the head/neck region. Due the high incidence of breast carcinoma, these cutaneous manifestations are the most common metastases seen by dermatologists. In clinical practice, cutaneous metastases show a wide range of clinical manifestations. Nodules are the most common presentation, but several other patterns are described below.
Department of Dermatology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy. vincenzo.degiorgi@unifi.it
Vincenzo
V
De Giorgi
Marta
M
Grazzini
Barbara
B
Alfaioli
Imma
I
Savarese
Suzana Alexandra
SA
Corciova
Giuseppe
G
Guerriero
Torello
T
Lotti
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome