Korean J Dermatol.  1982 Feb;20(1):151-155.

A Case of Carcinoma Erysipelatoides Associated with Carcinoma Telangiectaticum

• Lee WH
• Bang DS
• Chang KH
• Chun SI
• Koh CJ

Abstract

Carcinoma of the breast can produce cutaneous metastases which sbow highly diversified clinical pictures. The cutaneous metastases produce four definite clinical types: inflammatory carcinoma, telangiectatic carcinoma, nodular carcinoma, and carcinoma, en cuirasse. We present a case of 78-year-old nulliparous woman who had several painful dark purplish colored zosteriform papulovesicular eruptions, suggestive of herpes zoster, on the right breast, right axilla, scapular area, and upper arm for three month. Two month later, well dermacated linearly arranged erysipeloid eruptions appeared around the previous skin lesions and the right chest wall. Histopathological findings showed metastatic ductal carcinoma with massive vascular permeation but the primary focus was undetermined.

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis