Open AccessCarcinoma En Cuirasse as an Initial Manifestation of Gastric Cancer: New Case Report
Author(s) -
Lamia Aalaoui,
Anouar Mokhlis,
Mohamed Réda Khmamouche,
Rachid Tanz,
Hassan Errihani,
Mohamed Ichou
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scholars journal of medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-9507
pISSN - 2347-6559
DOI - 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i02.012
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , gastric carcinoma , cancer , metastasis , pathology , carcinoma , immunohistochemistry , distant metastasis , lung , dermatology
Carcinoma en Cuirasse (CEC) is an extremely rare and dramatic form of cutaneous metastases (CM); characterized by a scleroderma-like clinical appearance. The skin is an uncommon site for distant metastasis; when it is present the most origin are breast, lung and colon. We report a rare case of CEC pattern of CM secondary to gastric malignancy in a 45-year-old male patient; the interesting part being that skin Metastasis was the first-presenting sign. which on further histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation led to the diagnosis of serious hidden gastric carcinoma.