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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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Cutaneous metastasis of signet cell gastric carcinoma
Simay Cokgezer1, Nilay Sengul Samanci2, Mert Bektas1, Nuray Kepil3, Fuat Hulusi Demirelli2
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul, Tur, Turkey
2 Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
3 Department of Pathology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Simay Cokgezer
Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_263_18
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Gastric cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Cutaneous metastases of signet-ring cell gastric carcinoma are uncommon. Here, we report a metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, which manifested itself as an asymptomatic scar-like lesion on the epigastric area and histopathological features of the cutaneous lesion showing signet-ring cell.
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