Clinical Morphological Diversity of Cutaneous Metastases of Breast Cancer
In women, breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer diagnosed; and breast cancer is the most common malignancy to metastasize to skin, comprising 30% of all cases of cutaneous metastases Skin metastases result from skin infiltration due to cell proliferation from the initial tumor; The incidence of cutaneous metastases varies from 0.6 to 10.4% and can occur at any stage in the natural history of the disease. To date, a wide spectrum of cutaneous presentations have been described. We present our experience with the morphological patterns observed in our service during the last year.
Authors
- Chávez-Chavira Grecia
- Laura Patricia Camacho Cedeño
- Luis Enrique David- Hernandez
Institutions
- Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South Asian Research Journal of Applied Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36346/sarjams.2024.v06i04.003
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00