title: In-transit metastasis from primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in a nonimmunosuppressed patient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In-transit metastases are dermal and subcutanous metastatic foci located between the tumor and the closest regional lymph node. Although in-transit metastasis has been commonly described for malignant melanoma, there have been some reports of in-transit metastases arising from primary cutaneous malignancies. The risk of development of in-transit metastases is higher in patients with high-risk squamous cell carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of in-transit metastasis in a nonimmunosuppressed patient with a primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey emekozgur@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Emek
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kocatürk
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pelin Kuteyla
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ülkümen
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Utkan
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kızıltaç
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tülin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe Seza
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kunter
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selma Şengiz
authors.initials: SŞ
authors.lastname: Erhan
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*