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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2019; 47 (1)

Skin as a target of cancer: report of 3 cutaneous metastases

Alarcón PCE, Cajamarca RJ, Velandia GC, Olmos PM, Mora HO

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 68-72
PDF size: 272.65 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Cutaneous metastases are the growth of cancerous cells in dermis and subcutaneous cellular tissue originated from an internal malignant neoplasia. They do not have solution of continuity and that’s why the appearance in the skin of this type of cellularity constitutes a metastatic spread. They are often a diagnostic challenge for the dermatologist and their detection can mean a paraneoplastic warning sign, otherwise determine the staging and prognosis of a cancer. We report three cases of confirmed skin metastases at the Hospital of San José and a review of the literature.


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