Erysipelatoid Carcinoma
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.)
; Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.);64(6): 492-497, June 2018. graf
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ABSTRACT
SUMMARY Erysipelatoid Carcinoma (EC), also known as Inflammatory Metastatic Carcinoma, is a rare form of cutaneous metastasis, secondary to an internal malignancy, more often related to breast cancer. Clinically, the lesion has a well-marked, bound erythematous appearance, much like an infectious process, such as erysipelas and cellulitis, these being the most common differential diagnoses. It is characterized by an acute or subacute appearance with an erythematous plaque, sometimes hot and painful, being more often situated in the primary tumor vicinity, especially in the thorax wall in the region of a mastectomy due to breast cancer. Here we present the case of a 75-year-old patient with ductal infiltrated carcinoma for 3 years, who presented an acute erythematous and infiltrated plaque in the region of a previous mastectomy, with a final diagnosis of EC.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Carcinoma Ductal de Mama
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Erisipeloide
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Neoplasias Inflamatórias Mamárias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
EducaÆo em Sa£de
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GestÆo do Conhecimento para a Pesquisa em Sa£de
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil