Zosteriform metastases from colon carcinoma: an unusual pattern

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maio, Paula, Amaro, Cristina, Rodrigues, Ana, Milheiro, Adelaide, Cardoso, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2012
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4212672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25386319
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/dr.2012.e9
Descripción
Sumario: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.

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