Open AccessTrichoscopy of scalp metastases
Author(s) -
Giulia Maria Ravaioli,
Michela Starace,
Aurora Alessandrini,
Federica Guicciardi,
Farah Moustafa,
Nicolò Brandi,
Bianca Maria Piraccini
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_66_18
Subject(s) - scalp , histopathology , medicine , asymptomatic , pathology , dermatology , breast cancer , cancer
A 69-year-old woman with invasive ductal breast cancer (BC) presented multiple asymptomatic alopecic areas of the scalp. Trichoscopy revealed peripheral black dots (BDs) and an atypical vascular pattern. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of BC metastases. Cutaneous and scalp metastases are a possible sign of advanced and widespread BC, and the diagnosis may be challenging. The trichoscopy of scalp metastases has never been described. BDs and an atypical vascular pattern in our case were a diagnostic clue.