Scalp Metastasis of Gastro-Esophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma:
A Rare Occurrence
Published: February 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4042
Asitava Deb Roy, Mingma Sherpa rpa, P.R.K. Prasad , Rachna Lam ichanet
1. Assistant Professor,Department of Pathology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, India.
2. Senior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Asitava Deb Roy,
Department of Pathology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim,India.
Phone: 9475587658, E-mail: asitavadr@gmail.com
Cutaneous metastasis is one of the many skin changes which are associated with internal malignancies. Breast, lung, and colon are the most common sources of internal primary malignancies. Gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma is a rare cause of cutaneous metastasis to the scalp. Gastric adenocarcinoma usually metastasizes to the liver, peritoneal cavity and regional lymph nodes more often than to skin. We are presenting a case of cutaneous metastasis on the scalp of a 79-year-old man, who was diagnosed and operated for gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma one year back.
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