Cutaneous manifestations of breast carcinoma

Dermatol Ther. 2010 Nov-Dec;23(6):581-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01365.x.

Abstract

The incidence of breast carcinoma cutaneous manifestation in patients with breast carcinoma is 23.9%. The most common sites of breast carcinoma cutaneous manifestation are the chest wall and abdomen, but they can occur at the extremities and in the head/neck region. Due the high incidence of breast carcinoma, these cutaneous manifestations are the most common metastases seen by dermatologists. In clinical practice, cutaneous metastases show a wide range of clinical manifestations. Nodules are the most common presentation, but several other patterns are described below.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / complications
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy
  • Carcinoma / complications
  • Carcinoma / secondary*
  • Carcinoma / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / etiology*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / pathology
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / therapy
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / etiology*
  • Skin Diseases / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / therapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications
  • Skin Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Skin Neoplasms / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome