Cutaneous metastasis in endometrial cancer: once in a blue moon - case report.
World J Surg Oncol
; 12: 86, 2014 Apr 04.
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| ID: mdl-24708772
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cutaneous metastases from internal malignancies are uncommon. Moreover, endometrial carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the skin, with a reported prevalence of 0.8%. Here, we report the case of a 62-year-old woman who developed cutaneous metastases from an endometrial carcinoma. CASE PRESENTATION When admitted to our department, the patient underwent a biopsy that showed the presence of cutaneous metastasis in relation to her initial endometrial cancer, diagnosed 3 years earlier. Thereafter, she was treated with a bilateral uterine artery embolization and chemotherapy. The patient had complications and survived 5 months after the diagnosis of the cutaneous metastasis. She died from sepsis.CONCLUSION:
Cutaneous metastases of the endometrial carcinoma are usually incurable and suggest an unfortunate prognosis where palliation is the mainstay of patient management.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Neoplasias Endometriales
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World J Surg Oncol
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
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Líbano