[Erysipelas carcinomatosum in tubular adenocarcinoma of the stomach]. / Erysipelas carcinomatosum bei tubulärem Adenokarzinom des Magens.

Erysipelas carcinomatosum is an inflammatory infiltration of dermal lymphatic vessels by tumor cells of a metastatic adenocarcinoma mimicking common erysipelas. It is most often due to adenocarcinomas, especially breast cancer. A 51 year-old male patient developed erysipelas carcinomatosum on his right chest wall due to a tubular adenocarcinoma of the stomach.