Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma

Unlike visceral, lymphonodal or bone metastases, skin metastases are rare and their identification portends of a bad prognosis. They may appear as the first sign revealing the primary tumour, synchronous or developing late in the course of neglected primary cancer. We report a case of 86 year-old wo...

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Main Authors: Amalik Sanae, Resident in Radiology, Imrani Kaoutar, Resident in Radiology, El Fenni Jamal, Professor in Radiology, Edderai Meryem, Professor in Radiology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321002715
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Summary:Unlike visceral, lymphonodal or bone metastases, skin metastases are rare and their identification portends of a bad prognosis. They may appear as the first sign revealing the primary tumour, synchronous or developing late in the course of neglected primary cancer. We report a case of 86 year-old women witch belongs to this rare group of patients in whom cutaneous metastasis were identified before the primary cancer. This case showed the interest of biopsy and imaging in the confirmation of the diagnosis.
ISSN:1930-0433