Korean J Dermatol.  2009 Dec;47(12):1375-1378.

A Case of Telangiectatic Cutaneous Metastasis from Carcinoma of the Breast

• Suh KS
• Kang JS
• Baek JW
• Kim TK
• Jeon YS
• Kim ST

Abstract

The incidence of cutaneous metastases of primary tumor has been reported to be rare, as compared with metastasis of other internal organ. Carcinoma of the breast is most common cause of cutaneous metastasis in women. We report here on a case of telangiectactic metastatic breast carcinoma in a 65-year-old female who had violaceous plaques and vesicles over the right side of the neck. Histopathological examinations of the cutaneous lesion revealed aggregations of tumor cells within the dilated blood vessels in the dermis.

Keyword

Cutaneous metastasis; Telangiectatic metastatic breast carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Aged
Blood Vessels
Breast
Dermis
Female
Humans
Incidence
Neck
Neoplasm Metastasis