Cutaneous Metastasis of Signet Cell Gastric Carcinoma

Simay Cokgezer; Nilay Sengul Samanci; Mert Bektas; Nuray Kepil; Fuat Hulusi Demirelli

doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_263_18

Cutaneous Metastasis of Signet Cell Gastric Carcinoma

Indian J Dermatol. 2020 Mar-Apr;65(2):148-150. doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_263_18.

Authors

Simay Cokgezer¹, Nilay Sengul Samanci², Mert Bektas¹, Nuray Kepil³, Fuat Hulusi Demirelli²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul, Tur, Turkey.
² Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Pathology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Abstract

Gastric cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Cutaneous metastases of signet-ring cell gastric carcinoma are uncommon. Here, we report a metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, which manifested itself as an asymptomatic scar-like lesion on the epigastric area and histopathological features of the cutaneous lesion showing signet-ring cell.

Keywords: Cutaneous metastasis; indurated scar-like lesion; pancytokeratin AE1-AE3 antibodies; signet cell gastric carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports