Korean journal of dermatology (대한피부과학회지)

Korean Dermatological Association (대한피부과학회)
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Clinicopathological Study of 43 Cases of Metastatic Skin Cancer

전이성 피부암 43예에 대한 임상 및 병리조직학적 고찰

Park, Sang-Jin;Lee, Dong-Youn;Lee, Eil-Soo
박상진;이동윤;이일수

  • Published : 20020600
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Abstract

Background : Carcinoma metastatic to the skin is a rare occurrence and there were few reports about the characteristics of metastatic skin cancer in Korea. Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and histopathological characteristics of metastatic skin cancer in our hospital. Methods : A clinical and histopathological observation was made analysing 43 cases of metastatic skin cancer diagnosed at the Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine during the last 7 years from 1995 to 2001. Results and Conclusion : The results were as follows; 1. The ratio of men to women was 1 : 1.3, and the mean age was 54.4 years. 2. In men, the most common primary tumor was lung cancer, followed by stomach cancer and esophageal cancer. In women, the most common one was breast cancer, followed by stomach cancer. It was an uncommon finding that cutaneous metastases of esophageal cancer showed high incidence(9.3%). 3. Histolopathologic examination revealed that adenocarcinoma(65%) was the most common histologic type, and the second was squamous cell carcinoma(23%). 4. In cases of breast and stomach cancer, cutaneous metastases were found near the primary tumor.

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