Zosteriform metastases from colon carcinoma: an unusual pattern.
Cutaneous metastases of internal malignancies occur infrequently and the zosteriform spread of the skin lesions represents a rare entity. We report here a case of cutaneous metastases from a colon carcinoma clinically mimicked Herpes varicella-zoster. The literature is also reviewed.
Department of Dermalology and Venereology and.
Paula
P
Maio
Department of Dermalology and Venereology and.
Cristina
C
Amaro
Department of Dermalology and Venereology and.
Ana
A
Rodrigues
Department of Pathology, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisbon, Portugal.
Adelaide
A
Milheiro
Department of Dermalology and Venereology and.
Jorge
J
Cardoso
cutaneous metastases; skin-homing mechanisms.; zosteriform