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Cutaneous metastasis from primary adenocarcinoma of the vagina: A case report
Author(s) -
Nakai Hidekastu,
Watanabe Yoh,
Etoh Tomomaro,
Kimura Masatomo,
Hoshiai Hiroshi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01863.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , adenocarcinoma , vagina , vaginal cancer , gynecologic cancer , cancer , metastatic adenocarcinoma , dermatology , surgery , cervical cancer , ovarian cancer
Cutaneous metastasis in vaginal cancer is an extremely rare event and no cases of cutaneous metastasis from primary vaginal adenocarcinoma have been found. We report the clinicopathologic features, including cytopathologic findings, of the first case of cutaneous metastasis to the anterior chest wall from a sporadic‐type advanced primary vaginal adenocarcinoma. Our present case suggested that cytopathologic examination should be performed as soon as possible when a patient exhibits multiple subcutaneous nodules or a painful cutaneous ulcer during treatment of advanced gynecologic cancer.