ABSTRACT
Skin metastases are relatively rare and occur most often when the cancer is already advanced, invading other organs. As to location, they often seem to elect areas located close to the primary tumor, although distant sites, such as the scalp, may be affected with some frequency. We present a case of a 76-year-old woman with colon adenocarcinoma that had a single metastatic lesion on the scalp.
Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/secondary , Colonic Neoplasms/pathology , Head and Neck Neoplasms/secondary , Scalp/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/secondary , Adenocarcinoma/pathology , Aged , Biopsy , Female , Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Humans , Skin Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
Abstract: Skin metastases are relatively rare and occur most often when the cancer is already advanced, invading other organs. As to location, they often seem to elect areas located close to the primary tumor, although distant sites, such as the scalp, may be affected with some frequency. We present a case of a 76-year-old woman with colon adenocarcinoma that had a single metastatic lesion on the scalp.
