Open AccessCutaneous Metastasis from Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Wang JawYuan,
Soo KwanMing,
Huang YuSheng,
Huang TsungJen,
Hsieh JanSing,
Chai CheeYin,
Su YuChung
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70130-5
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , dermis , metastasis , stomach , abdomen , biopsy , gastric adenocarcinoma , cancer , pathology , stroma , skin biopsy , subcutaneous tissue , radiology , immunohistochemistry
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma is an infrequent disease entity. When present, it typically signifies disseminated disease with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 57‐year‐old male patient with gastric cancer who developed generalized erythematous nodules on the chest, abdomen, back, neck, and four extremities 2 months postoperatively. Results of a skin biopsy disclosed groups of metastatic adenocarcinoma cells in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, forming clusters and strands in a desmoplastic stroma. Histopathologic examination demonstrated that the cutaneous metastasis was of stomach origin.