Cutaneous metastases

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39 Cutaneous Metastases

Metastatic lobular breast carcinoma (“Indian file” or “stack-of-pennies”)

Markers for undiferentiated neoplasms

Precocious metastases = cutaneous metastases are the first indication of visceral cancer (especially kidney, lung, thyroid, ovary)

Metachronous metastases = cutaneous metastases develop months or years after primary cancer diagnosed (especially breast, kidney, and melanoma)

Synchronous metastases = primary tumor and cutaneous metastases diagnosed simultaneously (especially breast and oral cavity)

	Men	Women
Primary tumor frequency	1. Lung (24%) 2. Colon (19%) 3. Melanoma (13%) 4. Squamous cell, oral cavity (12%)	1. Breast (69%) 2. Colon (9%) 3. Melanoma (5%) 4. Ovary (4%)

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