Alopecia neoplastica without alopecia: a unique presentation of breast carcinoma scalp metastasis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The scalp is a relatively common site of cutaneous metastasis. The usual presentation is of single or multiple firm scalp nodules. A well-recognized but rarer presentation is alopecia neoplastica that is seen as single or multiple areas of cicatricial alopecia. We describe a unique presentation of scalp metastasis in a patient with breast carcinoma in whom hair loss was clinically inconspicuous. The metastasis responded to combination chemotherapy.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Alopecia
- Breast Neoplasms
- Scalp
- Skin Neoplasms