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Acral Metastasis in a Patient with Ampullary Carcinoma
Article en En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-199142
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ABSTRACT
Although skin metastasis from a malignant tumor of an internal organ usually occurs at an advanced disease stage, there has been no prior report of a cutaneous acral metastasis from ampullary carcinoma to date. We report a 71-year old male patient with cutaneous metastasis from an ampullary adenocarcinoma. The patient had a history of pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater two years prior to presentation. Physical examination revealed ill-defined, painful and hard erythematous nodules at the left thumb and distal phalanx of the right middle finger. The computed tomography scan showed low density masses in the retroperitoneum; the histological examination of a nodule from the right middle finger showed a metastatic adenocarcinoma. This case illustrates that cutaneous metastasis from ampullary carcinoma has a poor prognosis.
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Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Asunto principal: Pronóstico / Neoplasias Cutáneas / Ampolla Hepatopancreática / Adenocarcinoma / Resultado Fatal / Neoplasias del Conducto Colédoco Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Aged / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Asunto principal: Pronóstico / Neoplasias Cutáneas / Ampolla Hepatopancreática / Adenocarcinoma / Resultado Fatal / Neoplasias del Conducto Colédoco Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Aged / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Article