Author/Authors :
Omranipour, Ramesh Department of Surgical Oncology - Cancer Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Halaj Mofrad, Hamid Reza Department of Surgical Oncology - Cancer Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Fereidouni, Forozandeh Department of Pathology - Cancer Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Kalaghchi, Bita Department of Radiation Oncology - Cancer Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Occurrence of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancer is uncommon, with a reported frequency
of less than 5 percent.They can occur as the first sign of disease recurrence in a treated patient or as a
sign of terminal disseminated cancer or rarely as the first manifestation of an occult malignancy. The cases
reported here represent three different manifestation of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancers.