Cutaneous Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer: Making Light on an Unusual and Misdiagnosed Event

• Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 954
• Main Authors: Parente, Paola, Ciardiello, Davide, Reggiani Bonetti, Luca, Famiglietti, Vincenzo, Cazzato, Gerardo, Caramaschi, Stefania, Attino, Vito, Urbano, Diego, Di Maggio, Giuseppe, Ingravallo, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 11.09.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Abdomen; adenocarcinoma; Cancer; Case reports; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; cutaneous metastasis; Digestive system; Extremities; Hypotheses; intestinal cancer; Localization; Malignancy; Metastases; Metastasis; Pathology; Penis; Perineum; Skin diseases; skin tumors; Solid tumors; Thigh; Thorax; Tumors; visceral metastases; Italy

Cutaneous metastasis from solid tumors is a rare event and usually represents a late occurrence in the natural history of an advanced visceral malignancy. Rarely, cutaneous metastasis has been described in colorectal cancer patients. The most frequent cutaneous site of colorectal metastasis is the s...