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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec 2:2017:bcr2017222121.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222121.

Carcinoma en cuirasse

Angela Alani  1 , Gerallt Roberts  2 , Olga Kerr  1
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Case Reports

Carcinoma en cuirasse

Angela Alani et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We present a case of carcinoma en cuirasse as a presentation of advanced lobular breast carcinoma. On further investigation, she was found to have metastasis to her liver and bone. We report this case to highlight the phenomenon of cutaneous metastasis. It is important to consider this diagnosis as an initial manifestation of breast cancer, but rarely, it can also be associated with other adenocarcinomas, for example, carcinoma of lung, kidney or gastrointestinal tract.

Keywords: breast cancer; dermatology; geriatric medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Images of cutaneous malignancy.
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Figure 2
CT image of thorax noting bone metastasis.
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Figure 3
Histology images.
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