A peculiar form of epidermotropism in cutaneous metastatic carcinoma

J Dermatol. 1990 Jan;17(1):59-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1990.tb01611.x.

Abstract

A 71-year-old man developed metastatic cutaneous nodules of colon carcinoma on the scalp and chest wall. Histopathological findings revealed aggressive invasion of the tumor cells into the overlying epidermis (epidermotropic carcinoma); they occasionally adhered to the epidermal cells. These morphological features have not been described in cutaneous metastases from internal carcinomas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Aged
  • Colonic Neoplasms*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / secondary*