Cutaneous metastases of pancreatic carcinoma with unusual clinical features.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Cutaneous metastases from pancreatic carcinoma are uncommon. Eight cases have been described in the literature. The metastases display some common features such as umbilical nodules and the histologic pattern of adenocarcinoma. Our patient had erythematous infiltrated plaques in the left axilla and on the upper portion of the chest. A skin biopsy specimen disclosed many poorly differentiated atypical cells throughout the dermis. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive immunohistochemical staining for carbohydrate antigen 19-9.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
- Skin Neoplasms