Cutaneous metastasis of a breast cancer diagnosed 13 years before
An. bras. dermatol
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90(3,supl.1): 134-137, May-June 2015. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Metastasis is defined as a neoplastic lesion originating from another primary tumor, with which it is no longer in contact. Cutaneous metastases result from lymphatic embolization, hematogenous or contiguous dissemination or also direct implantation during surgical procedures. In women, the tumor most likely to metastasize to skin is breast cancer, which may manifest as papulonodular neoplastic lesions. We report the case of a 66 years old female patient, presenting papulonodular lesions13 years after the initial treatment with surgery and chemotherapy for a cancer of the left breast.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Adenocarcinoma
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Asunto de la revista:
Dermatologia
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal do Pará/BR
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