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Metastatic prostatic carcinoma histologically mimicking malignant melanoma
Author(s) -
Segal Robert,
Penneys Neal S.,
Nahass George
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1994.tb00274.x
Subject(s) - pathology , medicine , melanoma , carcinoma , prostate , cancer , cancer research
Prostatic carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the skin. We describe a case in which inguinal metastasis occurred. Histologically, the tumor was composed of pale‐staining cells which had pronounced epidermotropism, producing a pagetoid pattern mimicking that seen in malignant melanoma. The diagnosis was confirmed by demonstrating prostatic specific antigen in tumor cells.