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Published on: March 17, 2020
Carcinoma en cuirasse
Angela Alani1, Gerallt Roberts2, Olga Kerr1
1Dermatology Department, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.
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.
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