Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Jun 2015)

Cutaneous metastasis of a breast cancer diagnosed 13 years before

  • Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt,
  • Alessandra Haber Carvalho,
  • Bianca Angelina Macêdo do Nascimento,
  • Lívia Karlla Marinho Freitas,
  • Amanda Magno de Parijós

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153842
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 90, no. 3 suppl 1
pp. 134 – 137

Abstract

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AbstractMetastasis is defined as a neoplastic lesion originating from another primary tumor, with which it is no longer in contact. Cutaneous metastases result from lymphatic embolization, hematogenous or contiguous dissemination or also direct implantation during surgical procedures. In women, the tumor most likely to metastasize to skin is breast cancer, which may manifest as papulonodular neoplastic lesions. We report the case of a 66 years old female patient, presenting papulonodular lesions13 years after the initial treatment with surgery and chemotherapy for a cancer of the left breast.

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