Acral Metastasis in a Patient with Ampullary Carcinoma
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
;
: 55-58, 2007.
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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Ampola Hepatopancreática
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Adenocarcinoma
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Evolução Fatal
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Neoplasias do Ducto Colédoco
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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