TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual cutaneous metastatic carcinoma
AU - Ruiz, Sory J.
AU - Al Salihi, Suhair
AU - Prieto, Victor G.
AU - Nagarajan, Priyadharsini
AU - Tetzlaff, Michael T.
AU - Curry, Jonathan L.
AU - Ivan, Doina
AU - Torres-Cabala, Carlos A.
AU - Aung, Phyu P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - Most of metastatic tumors to the skin are from primary tumors of the breast, lung, or from melanoma; metastases to the skin from primary carcinomas at other sites are rare. Cutaneous metastases of visceral carcinomas most often occur in patients with advanced disease, and are associated with a poor prognosis. We report 6 cases of nonmammary, nonpulmonary carcinoma metastatic to the skin. Most patients were elderly with advanced disease at the time of diagnosis of skin metastasis. The primary tumor sites included the thyroid, esophagus, biliary tract, ovary, and prostate. Awareness of these rare cases of metastasis to the skin will help pathologists and clinicians make the correct diagnosis.
AB - Most of metastatic tumors to the skin are from primary tumors of the breast, lung, or from melanoma; metastases to the skin from primary carcinomas at other sites are rare. Cutaneous metastases of visceral carcinomas most often occur in patients with advanced disease, and are associated with a poor prognosis. We report 6 cases of nonmammary, nonpulmonary carcinoma metastatic to the skin. Most patients were elderly with advanced disease at the time of diagnosis of skin metastasis. The primary tumor sites included the thyroid, esophagus, biliary tract, ovary, and prostate. Awareness of these rare cases of metastasis to the skin will help pathologists and clinicians make the correct diagnosis.
KW - Carcinoma
KW - Metastatic
KW - Skin
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U2 - 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2019.08.003
DO - 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2019.08.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31675677
AN - SCOPUS:85074012104
SN - 1092-9134
VL - 43
JO - Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
JF - Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
M1 - 151399
ER -