title: Cutaneous metastases from signet cell carcinoma of the gut: A report of two cases.
abstract: Cutaneous metastasis from visceral tumors is a rare entity with a reported incidence between 0.3% and 9.8%. These usually occur late in the course of the disease; the average time interval between the diagnosis of malignancy and presentation of cutaneous metastases has been reported to be 33 months. In rare instances (in about 0.8%-1.3% of patients), cutaneous metastases may be a pointer to an underlying undiagnosed malignancy. We report two patients presenting to us with soft, nodular, cutaneous lesions, which was the manifestation of metastatic signet cell carcinoma arising from the gut. We report these cases owing to their rarity.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Anu Anna
authors: AA
authors: George
authors: Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Dincy
authors: D
authors: Peter
authors: Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Deepti
authors: D
authors: Masih
authors: Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Meera
authors: M
authors: Thomas
authors: Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Susanne
authors: S
authors: Pulimood
keywords: Cutaneous metastases; gastric carcinoma; signet ring cell carcinoma