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Colon Carcinoma with Synchronous Subcutaneous and Osseous Metastasis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Camci Celalettin,
Türk H. Mehmet,
Büyükberber Süleyman,
Karakök Metin,
Koruk Mehmet,
Beyazity Yildirim,
Inalöz H. Serhat
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00282.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , colorectal cancer , adenocarcinoma , bone scintigraphy , biopsy , pathology , subcutaneous tissue , carcinoma , cancer , lesion , radiology
Colon cancer usually metastasizes initially to regional lymphatics and later through the bloodstream. Hematogenous metastasis usually includes the liver, lungs, and brain. In colorectal cancer, osseous and/or subcutaneous metastasis without liver metastasis is a very uncommon event. We present here a case of colon adenocarcinoma, which synchronously metastasized to facial and other subcutaneous tissue and to bone within a short period after definitive therapy. Although such a pattern is uncommon, diagnostic biopsy for any new or suspicious lesion of the skin and bone scintigraphy for symptomatic patients should be done for patients with a colorectal cancer history.