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A leg ulcer as manifestation of metastatic squamous cell vaginal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Van Ruth S.,
Van Dorst EBL,
Canningavan Dijk MR,
De BruinWeller MS
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02030.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , vagina , basal cell , carcinoma , dermatology , pathology , cancer , surgery
Cutaneous metastasis of vaginal carcinoma is extremely rare. So far, the total number of reported skin metastasis of vaginal carcinoma is only one. We present another case with an unusual manifestation of vagina carcinoma metastasis: skin metastasis presenting as a leg ulcer on the lower leg.