title: Chest wall metastasis from oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a rare presentation.
abstract: Body wall secondary deposits from visceral cancers represent a relatively rare form of metastasis. Oesophageal cancer is associated with poor survival outcomes, requiring careful staging and multidisciplinary therapeutic planning. The presence of skin and subcutaneous metastases in this patient group is rare and usually associated with squamous cell carcinomas. We present a case of subcutaneous metastasis from an oesophageal adenocarcinoma, discuss its impact on management and highlight the need for careful physical assessment in clinical practice in order to detect occult secondary deposits.
authors: Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors: Petrut
authors: P
authors: Gogalniceanu
authors: Omar A
authors: OA
authors: Jarral
authors: Sanjay
authors: S
authors: Purkayastha
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Emmanouil
authors: E
authors: Zacharakis
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D035441:Thoracic Wall