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Cuirasse skin metastases secondary to gastric adenocarcinoma.

Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/ Martín Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Clinical and Translational Oncology (impact factor: 1.33). 07/2005; 7(5):213-5. pp.213-5
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Skin metastases are infrequent manifestations of solid tumours. However, it is important to recognize them since they may be the first evidence of a neoplasia, or a sign of tumour progression or recurrence. Skin metastases from gastric adenocarcinomas are particularly rare, and represent 6% of the total in males and 1% in females. We report, here, the case of a patient diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma with extensive subcutaneous infiltration of the abdominal wall, resulting in an abdominal cuirass.

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Keywords

abdominal wall
 
first evidence
 
gastric adenocarcinoma
 
gastric adenocarcinomas
 
Skin metastases
 
solid tumours
 
tumour progression