title: Cutaneous metastases of rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma mimicking granuloma inguinale.
abstract: A 46-year-old man complained of ulcerovegetative lesions in the anogenital region, which he had noted one month prior to presentation. The patient had a history of travel to African countries. Therefore, the ulcerovegetative lesions of the patient were suspected to be granuloma inguinale (GI). Calymmatobacterium granulomatis was not observed in the direct examination of scrapings collected from the base of the ulcerovegetative lesion. Instead, a histological examination revealed cutaneous metastasis of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum. Therefore, a diagnosis of GI was eliminated. As the patient did not report his history of rectal cancer and had travelled to African countries, we had primarily focused on the diagnosis of GI.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Ministry of Health, Etlik Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Turkey. drilknurderm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balta
authors.forename: Guler
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vahaboglu
authors.forename: Ayse Anil
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yetisir
authors.forename: Muzeyyen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Astarci
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eksioglu
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D000349:Africa; D002157:Calymmatobacterium; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003125:Colostomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006100:Granuloma Inguinale / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D016312:Treatment Refusal