Diffuse Cutaneous Metastases as the Only Sign of Extranodal Tumor Spread in a Patient with Adenocarcinoma of the Colon
Joint Authors
Martellucci, Jacopo
Civitelli, Serenella
Tanzini, Gabriello
Civitelli, Barbara
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cutaneous metastases from large bowel cancer are uncommon and are usually associated with organ involvement.
Localization of lesions to the skin is mainly attributed to vascular and anatomical relationship, since most of them are seen in the abdominal wall or in a surgical scar.
We report a 73-year-old woman in whom metastatic nodules from a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the right colon developed throughout the skin (buttock, trunk, chest wall, arms, and neck) and remained the only sign of extranodal tumor spread until patient's death, seven months later.
This unusual behaviour suggests that localization of neoplastic cells to the skin may be a site-specific process, determined by adhesion molecules and/or by growth factors found at that site.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Civitelli, Serenella& Civitelli, Barbara& Martellucci, Jacopo& Tanzini, Gabriello. 2011. Diffuse Cutaneous Metastases as the Only Sign of Extranodal Tumor Spread in a Patient with Adenocarcinoma of the Colon. ISRN Surgery،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Civitelli, Serenella…[et al.]. Diffuse Cutaneous Metastases as the Only Sign of Extranodal Tumor Spread in a Patient with Adenocarcinoma of the Colon. ISRN Surgery No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Civitelli, Serenella& Civitelli, Barbara& Martellucci, Jacopo& Tanzini, Gabriello. Diffuse Cutaneous Metastases as the Only Sign of Extranodal Tumor Spread in a Patient with Adenocarcinoma of the Colon. ISRN Surgery. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506699