Open AccessCutaneous metastasis from visceral malignancy: A rare presentation
Author(s) -
Alpana Pushkar,
Lubna Khan,
PK Singh,
Asha Agarwal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.59397
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , metastasis , pathology , nodule (geology) , adenocarcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , cytology , metastatic adenocarcinoma , radiology , cancer , paleontology , biology
Cutaneous metastasis is an uncommon manifestation of visceral malignancy and a grave prognostic indicator. In extremely rare cases it may be the presenting sign of underlying malignancy. Here we report two cases of carcinoma gall bladder that presented with skin nodule. Fine needle aspiration cytology of these nodules revealed metastatic deposits of adenocarcinoma and was instrumental in establishing the primaries.