A rare clinical manifestation of rectal adenocarcinoma and synchronous scalp metastasis: A case report.
In this case report, our aim was to emphasize that cutaneous involvement can be seen at the time of diagnosis or during the clinical course of visceral organ cancers in general and in colorectal cancers particularly. We also aimed to demonstrate that cutaneous lesions occurring in patients under follow up for visceral organ cancers could be metastases. A rapid progressing scalp lesion was detected in a newly diagnosed rectal cancer patient and the tru-cut biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma metastasis. This patient died due to a myocardial infarction during neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Cutaneous metastatic lesions in colorectal cancers must be evaluated as a sign of advanced disease and treatment protocols should be determined accordingly.
Department of General Surgery, Gülhane Military Academy Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Ziya
AZ
Balta
Department of General Surgery, Gülhane Military Academy Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
İlker
İ
Sücüllü
Department of General Surgery, Gülhane Military Academy Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Yavuz
Y
Özdemir
Department of General Surgery, Bursa Military Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
Özgür
Ö
Dandin
Rectal adenocarcinoma; cutaneous involvement; scalp metastasis