Cutaneous metastasis as the presenting sign of papillary thyroid carcinoma

• Published in: Journal of cutaneous pathology Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 274 - 278
• Main Authors: Somoza, Arthur David, Bui, Hai, Samaan, Saad, Dhanda‐Patil, Reena, Mutasim, Diya F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2013
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma, Papillary - secondary; Aged; cutaneous neoplasm; Humans; Male; metastasis; papillary thyroid carcinoma; Skin Neoplasms - secondary; Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology

Cutaneous metastasis of visceral tumors accounts for 2% of skin tumors. We report the case of a 71‐year‐old male with a smoking history who presented to dermatology department with a violaceous nodule of the right sideburn skin. The lesion was interpreted as an adenocarcinoma that was completely exc...