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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr;47(4):780-782.
doi: 10.1111/ced.15069. Epub 2022 Jan 3.

An eye-opening case of periorbital oedema: a clinicodiagnostic dilemma

Pallavi Hegde  1 , Madhumitha Venugopal  1 , Sandhiya Ramesh  2 , Kanthilatha Pai  3 , Rachan Shetty  4 , Raghavendra Rao  1
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Case Reports

An eye-opening case of periorbital oedema: a clinicodiagnostic dilemma

Pallavi Hegde et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Cutaneous metastasis (CM), a rare occurrence, can produce a variety of skin lesions. Signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is a very aggressive tumour with low survival rate irrespective of location. We report a case of SRCC with CM presenting with asymptomatic progressive unilateral angio-oedema-like findings. A high index of suspicion and low threshold for biopsy are crucial for early diagnosis of CM as the prognosis is poor, especially when the primary cancer is SRCC.

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