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Cutaneous metastasis from gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin* * Work performed at the Serviço de Dermatologia - Hospital Escola Wladimir Arruda - Universidade de Santo Amaro (HEWA - UNISA) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Abstract

Cutaneous metastasis is a rare manifestation of visceral malignancies that indicates primarily advanced disease. Due to its low incidence and similarity to other cutaneous lesions, it is not uncommon to have a delayed diagnosis and a shortened prognosis. We describe the case of a patient who presented with a cutaneous nodule in the sternal region as a first sign of malignancy.

Keywords:
Biopsy; Gastrointestinal tract; Neoplasm metastasis; Neoplasms, Unknown primary

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