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. 2013 Jul-Aug;88(4):541-4.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20131165.

Cutaneous metastasis from internal carcinomas: a review of 45 years

Jose Alexandre de Souza Sittart  1 , Monica Senise
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Cutaneous metastasis from internal carcinomas: a review of 45 years

Jose Alexandre de Souza Sittart et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2013 Jul-Aug.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Background: cutaneous metastases are not so frequent and in the medical literature there are several communications of isolated cases, thereby we decided to continue our study initiated in 1981 (45 years).

Objective: our objective is to present the research and review of cutaneous metastases of 45 years through our archives at Hospital do Servidor Publico Estadual de Sao Paulo.

Methods: the data were collected from clinical cases registered in our archives at anatomopathology department.

Results: since 1963 we have registered 209 patients with cutaneous metastases being the anterior thorax region the most affected area and in second place the abdominal region. Breast cancer was responsible for most of the cases in women and the lung in men.

Conclusion: this study represents a significant number of cases in medical practice because skin metastases of internal carcinomas rarely are observed and the great predominance, mainly due of his origin were represented by adenocarcinomas.

FUNDAMENTOS: metastases cutaneas não são muito frequentemente descritas na literatura e em geral como casos isolados, nossa observação se iniciou em 1981 tendo registrado todos os casos observados no periodo de 45 anos.

OBJETIVO: apresentar a pesquisa e revisão de metastases cutaneas no período de 45 anos em pacientes do Hospital do Sevidor Publico Estadual de São Paulo.

MÉTODOS: os dados foram coletados a partir do registro do Serviço de Anatomia Patologica.

RESULTADOS: desde 1963 foram registrados 209 pacientes com metastases cutaneas de carcinomas internos, sendo que a região toracica anterior foi a mais acometida e em segundo plano a região abdominal. Cancer de mama foi o responsavel pela maioria dos casos em mulheres e pulmão nos homens.

CONCLUSÃO: este estudo representa um numero significativo de casos, pois na pratica medica raramente são observadas metastases de carcinomas internos sendo que a grande maioria,principalmente por sua origem foi predominantemente representada pelos adenocarcinomas.

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Conflict of interests: none.

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