A First Sign Not to be Missed: Cutaneous Metastasis from Breast Cancer

Cutaneous metastasis has a frequency of 1 to 10% among all metastatic cancer forms and breast cancer accounts for 30% of all cases. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with 4 skin lesions distributed across the upper trunk and abdomen; these had developed over a period of 12 mont...

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Main Authors: Elsa Carina Alves Araújo, Manuel Barbosa, Raquel Costa, Bárbara Sousa, Vítor Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-01-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1356
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spelling doaj-0d20b5b6fd424a14948d01383db1df032020-11-25T02:18:40ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942020-01-0110.12890/2020_0013561356A First Sign Not to be Missed: Cutaneous Metastasis from Breast CancerElsa Carina Alves Araújo0Manuel Barbosa1Raquel Costa2Bárbara Sousa3Vítor Costa4Internal Medicine Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, PortugalCutaneous metastasis has a frequency of 1 to 10% among all metastatic cancer forms and breast cancer accounts for 30% of all cases. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with 4 skin lesions distributed across the upper trunk and abdomen; these had developed over a period of 12 months. Over the previous 6 months she had also developed anorexia, asthenia and weight loss. Upon investigation, a nodular mass was found in the left breast. Skin and breast mass biopsy were performed. Histology confirmed the diagnosis: infiltrating lobular breast cancer with cutaneous metastasis. The patient underwent hormonal treatment, mastectomy and radiotherapy. In rare cases, cutaneous metastasis appears as the first clinical manifestation of breast cancer. It is therefore crucial for patients and health professionals alike to be aware of new skin lesions. Cutaneous metastasis is a diagnostic sign of cancer that, it must be emphasised, is not restricted exclusively to later forms of the disease.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1356skin lesionscutaneous metastasesmetastatic breast carcinomabreast cancer
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author Elsa Carina Alves Araújo
Manuel Barbosa
Raquel Costa
Bárbara Sousa
Vítor Costa
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Manuel Barbosa
Raquel Costa
Bárbara Sousa
Vítor Costa
A First Sign Not to be Missed: Cutaneous Metastasis from Breast Cancer
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
skin lesions
cutaneous metastases
metastatic breast carcinoma
breast cancer
author_facet Elsa Carina Alves Araújo
Manuel Barbosa
Raquel Costa
Bárbara Sousa
Vítor Costa
author_sort Elsa Carina Alves Araújo
title A First Sign Not to be Missed: Cutaneous Metastasis from Breast Cancer
title_short A First Sign Not to be Missed: Cutaneous Metastasis from Breast Cancer
title_full A First Sign Not to be Missed: Cutaneous Metastasis from Breast Cancer
title_fullStr A First Sign Not to be Missed: Cutaneous Metastasis from Breast Cancer
title_full_unstemmed A First Sign Not to be Missed: Cutaneous Metastasis from Breast Cancer
title_sort first sign not to be missed: cutaneous metastasis from breast cancer
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Cutaneous metastasis has a frequency of 1 to 10% among all metastatic cancer forms and breast cancer accounts for 30% of all cases. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with 4 skin lesions distributed across the upper trunk and abdomen; these had developed over a period of 12 months. Over the previous 6 months she had also developed anorexia, asthenia and weight loss. Upon investigation, a nodular mass was found in the left breast. Skin and breast mass biopsy were performed. Histology confirmed the diagnosis: infiltrating lobular breast cancer with cutaneous metastasis. The patient underwent hormonal treatment, mastectomy and radiotherapy. In rare cases, cutaneous metastasis appears as the first clinical manifestation of breast cancer. It is therefore crucial for patients and health professionals alike to be aware of new skin lesions. Cutaneous metastasis is a diagnostic sign of cancer that, it must be emphasised, is not restricted exclusively to later forms of the disease.
topic skin lesions
cutaneous metastases
metastatic breast carcinoma
breast cancer
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1356
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