Cutaneous metastasis of signet cell gastric carcinoma

Gastric cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Cutaneous metastases of signet-ring cell gastric carcinoma are uncommon. Here, we report a metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, which manifested itself as an asymptomatic sca...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of dermatology 2020-03, Vol.65 (2), p.148-150
Hauptverfasser: Cokgezer, Simay, Samanci, Nilay, Bektas, Mert, Kepil, Nuray, Demirelli, Fuat
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Zusammenfassung:Gastric cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Cutaneous metastases of signet-ring cell gastric carcinoma are uncommon. Here, we report a metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, which manifested itself as an asymptomatic scar-like lesion on the epigastric area and histopathological features of the cutaneous lesion showing signet-ring cell.
ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/ijd.IJD_263_18