Naslov
Abdominal papular zosteriform cutaneous metastases from endometrial adenocarcinoma

Autori
Augustin, Goran ; Kekez, Tihomir ; Bogdanić, Branko

Izvornik
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics (0020-7292) 110 (2010), 1; 74-74

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kratko priopcenje, stručni

Ključne riječi
cutaneous metastases; endometrial carcinoma; zosteriform skin metastases

Sažetak
A 78-year-old woman had previously undergone hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy via lower midline laparotomy for FIGO stage IIIC endometrial adenocarcinoma. Postoperative therapy comprised systemic multidrug chemotherapy, radiotherapy (50 Gy), and transvaginal brachytherapy (25 Gy). Two years later, multiple red indurated papules developed in a dermatomal zosteriform distribution on the anterior abdominal wall at level T10–T12 bilaterally ; the most abundant changes were near the laparotomy scar. These were identified when the patient presented to the Emergency Room with mechanical bowel obstruction and ascites. Excisional biopsy showed circular islands of atypical glandular epithelial cells infiltrating the superficial and deep dermis, consistent with metastatic adenocarcinoma. There are onyl several cases describes with extremely poor prognosis measured in weeks or months.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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