Zosteriform metastases from colon carcinoma: an unusual pattern

Abstract

Cutaneous metastases of internal malignancies occur infrequently and the zosteriform spread of the skin lesions represents a rare entity. We report here a case of cutaneous metastases from a colon carcinoma clinically mimicked Herpes varicella-zoster. The literature is also reviewed.

Keywords

• cutaneous metastases, zosteriform, skin-homing mechanisms