Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma

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
Subjects:
Cutaneous metastasis
Breast cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321002715
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spelling doaj-681003e32e1944ef97ae0ba72d2005142021-05-28T05:01:07ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332021-07-0116718991901Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinomaAmalik Sanae, Resident in Radiology0Imrani Kaoutar, Resident in Radiology1El Fenni Jamal, Professor in Radiology2Edderai Meryem, Professor in Radiology3Corresponding author. A.Sanae; Radiology department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoRadiology department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoRadiology department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoRadiology department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoUnlike 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321002715Cutaneous metastasisBreast cancerSquamous cell carcinoma
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author Amalik Sanae, Resident in Radiology
Imrani Kaoutar, Resident in Radiology
El Fenni Jamal, Professor in Radiology
Edderai Meryem, Professor in Radiology
spellingShingle Amalik Sanae, Resident in Radiology
Imrani Kaoutar, Resident in Radiology
El Fenni Jamal, Professor in Radiology
Edderai Meryem, Professor in Radiology
Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma
Radiology Case Reports
Cutaneous metastasis
Breast cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
author_facet Amalik Sanae, Resident in Radiology
Imrani Kaoutar, Resident in Radiology
El Fenni Jamal, Professor in Radiology
Edderai Meryem, Professor in Radiology
author_sort Amalik Sanae, Resident in Radiology
title Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma
title_short Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma
title_full Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma
title_fullStr Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma
title_sort cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of breast carcinoma
publisher Elsevier
series Radiology Case Reports
issn 1930-0433
publishDate 2021-07-01
description 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.
topic Cutaneous metastasis
Breast cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321002715
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