Cutaneous Metastasis of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Fatima ZahraFatima Zahra El M’rabet, Andreas Hottinger, Anne Claude George, Jean Christophe Tille, Omar El mesbahi, Monica Castiglione-Gertsch, Alexandre Bodmer
Abstract
Cutaneous metastases from endometrial adenocarcinoma are rare with poor prognosis. Despite large autopsy studies quoting a frequency of cutaneous metastases from endometrial adenocarcinoma of under 1 %. The most common presentation of cutaneous metastases is rapidly developing nodules or tumors. The diagnosis of cutaneous metastatic carcinoma hinges on histopathologic evaluation of the involved skin lesion. We report a case of cutaneous metastasis of endometrial adenocarcinoma with fatal evolution.
doi:10.4021/jcgo6e
Keywords
Endometrial carcinoma; Skin; Metastases; Prognosis
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