title: Cutaneous metastatic breast carcinoma with clear cell features.
abstract: Breast carcinoma remains one of the most common sources of skin metastases in women. Cutaneous breast carcinoma metastases have variable clinical and histopathologic presentations that can make diagnosis challenging. We report a unique case of metastatic breast carcinoma with prominent clear cell features, thus mimicking a xanthomatous process. Dermatopathologists should be aware of this entity given its resemblance to other clear cell infiltrates and neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. mshinoha@uw.edu
authors.forename: Michi M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tozbikian
authors.forename: Jonathan T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Sandra J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mies
authors.forename: Rosalie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elenitsas
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology
keywords: clear cell carcinoma; cutaneous metastasis; glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma; metastatic breast carcinoma