Onkologie. 2010:4(4):237-240

Cutaneous metastases

Karel Pizinger
Dermatovenerologická klinika LF UK a FN Plzeň

The incidence of cutaneous metastases is about 3–10 % and they are rarely present at the time when the malignancy is diagnosed. The

cutaneous metastases of lung cancer are most frequently in men, and breast metastases in women. In both genders the next two places

are taken by colon cancer and melanoma.

Cutaneous metastases may represent the first evidence of malignancy in particular cancer of the lung, kidney, and ovary. Cutaneous

metastases usually occur on the trunk, and present as single or multiple, painless nodule/s of sudden onset. Carcinomas of the breast

present as several, typical, clinical patterns (inflammatory, telangiectaticum, en cuirasse). If cutaneous metastases are suspected regarding

the clinical finding, one should always think about malignant melanoma. Cutaneous metastatic disease often has a poor prognosis.

Keywords: cutaneous metastatic disease, breast cancer, melanoma

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