Cutaneous metastasis of colon adenocarcinoma

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Kemal Y., Odabasi E. A., Kemal Ö., Bakirtas M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.34, sa.3, ss.237-239, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkjsurg.2017.3298
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.237-239
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Colorectal cancer, skin metastasis, prognosis, INTERNAL CARCINOMA, CANCER
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Skin metastasis originating from colorectal cancer is a rare entity and usually signifies poor prognosis. We present a case of a 62-year-old male patient who presented with a cutaneous metastatic focus on his forehead after five years of the primary treatment of colon cancer. Complete response from the cutaneous metastasis nodule was achieved with radiotherapy. The patient is still alive and under a second-line palliative chemotherapy regimen because of the multiple liver metastases. It is important for physicians to be aware of skin metastasis in patients with an oncology history.