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Zosteriform metastatic transitional cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Woodruff Christy A.,
Amrikachi Mojghan,
Hsu Sylvia
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02256.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , transitional cell carcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , carcinoma , case presentation , pathology , dermatology , surgery , cancer , bladder cancer
Presentation of metastatic nodules in a dermatomal distribution is very rare. We present the case of a 63‐year‐old woman with zosteriform metastasis secondary to transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Possible mechanisms of dissemination are discussed.