title: Cutaneous metastasis of colon cancer: case report and literature review.
abstract: Cutaneous metastases arising from an internal malignancy are a rare phenomenon, occurring in 0.001% of all skin biopsies performed. Of these, 6.5% originate from the a primary colon cancer. Colon cancer, when metastatic to the skin, typically appears as a painless flesh-colored nodule or as a mass with occasional ulceration. We report a case of a large cutaneous metastasis to the suprascapular region as the initial presenting symptom of an underlying colon cancer.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sheets
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Richmond
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery