Cutaneous Metastasis of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Abstract

Occurrence of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancer is uncommon, with a reported frequency of less than 5 percent.They can occur as the first sign of disease recurrence in a treated patient or as a sign of terminal disseminated cancer or rarely as the first manifestation of an occult malignancy. The cases reported here represent three different manifestation of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancers.

Keywords

• cutaneous metestasis
• gastrointestinal cancer