Single cutaneous metastasis of colon adenocarcinoma - Case report

Skin metastases are relatively rare and occur most often when the cancer is already advanced, invading other organs. As to location, they often seem to elect areas located close to the primary tumor, although distant sites, such as the scalp, may be affected with some frequency. We present a case of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2016-08, Vol.91 (4), p.517-519
Hauptverfasser:	Góes, Heliana Freitas de Oliveira, Lima, Caren Dos Santos, Souza, Mariana Boechat de, Estrella, Rogério Ribeiro, Faria, Mônica Ali Novaes, Rochael, Mayra Carrijo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma - pathology Adenocarcinoma - secondary Aged Biopsy Case Report Colonic Neoplasms - pathology DERMATOLOGY Female Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology Head and Neck Neoplasms - secondary Humans Neoplastic metastasis Scalp - pathology Skin neoplasms Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - secondary
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Zusammenfassung:	Skin metastases are relatively rare and occur most often when the cancer is already advanced, invading other organs. As to location, they often seem to elect areas located close to the primary tumor, although distant sites, such as the scalp, may be affected with some frequency. We present a case of a 76-year-old woman with colon adenocarcinoma that had a single metastatic lesion on the scalp.
ISSN:	0365-0596 1806-4841 1806-4841 0365-0596
DOI:	10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164122