Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the cutaneous neck and chest wall

Christina M Murphy; Kevin Wang; Christopher Wachuku; Aman Prasad; Ishita Dhawan; Eric E Morgan; Katherine K Brown; Leo Wang

doi:10.1177/2050313X241231515

Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the cutaneous neck and chest wall

SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2024 Feb 23:12:2050313X241231515. doi: 10.1177/2050313X241231515. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Christina M Murphy¹, Kevin Wang², Christopher Wachuku², Aman Prasad¹, Ishita Dhawan³, Eric E Morgan⁴, Katherine K Brown¹, Leo Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Abstract

This case describes an atypical cutaneous presentation of metastatic gastric carcinoma in a patient initially presenting with dysphagia and a sclerotic red plaque overlying the anterior neck and chest. Skin biopsy revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma from the upper gastrointestinal tract. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed stage IV metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. Treatment with chemotherapy was initiated.

Keywords: cancer; dermatology.

Publication types

Case Reports