title: Cutaneous metastasis from gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin.
abstract: Cutaneous metastasis is a rare manifestation of visceral malignancies that indicates primarily advanced disease. Due to its low incidence and similarity to other cutaneous lesions, it is not uncommon to have a delayed diagnosis and a shortened prognosis. We describe the case of a patient who presented with a cutaneous nodule in the sternal region as a first sign of malignancy.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US.
authors.forename: Ana Lucia Ariano
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Junqueira
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Ana Maria França
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Jayme de
authors.initials: Jd
authors.lastname: Oliveira Filho
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Kassila da Rosa
authors.initials: Kda R
authors.lastname: Nasser
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Natalie Nejem
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Franco
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tebet
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*