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Review
. 2013 Jul 2:2013:bcr2013008556.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008556.

Cutaneous metastases secondary to colorectal carcinoma may not be as ominous as previously thought: a case report and review of the literature

Biju Aravind  1 , Rohan Kumar, Pradeep Basnyat
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Review

Cutaneous metastases secondary to colorectal carcinoma may not be as ominous as previously thought: a case report and review of the literature

Biju Aravind et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Cutaneous metastasis is considered as an advanced presentation of colorectal cancer and mostly managed with palliative measures. We present a case report where such a case was radically treated with good result and review such reports published in literature. This shows a distinct subgroup that could benefit from such radical approach.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma involving skin, denoted by an arrow to an involved sweat gland. (A) H&E section and (B) same section with CDX2 immunostain (tumour positive).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Comparison of survival in patients presenting with skin metastasis versus those who develop while in surveillance after curative resection of primary tumour.
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