Signet-ring cells in the skin: a case of late-onset cutaneous metastasis of gastric carcinoma and a brief review of histological approach

Up to 10% of patients with visceral malignancies develop skin metastases during their clinical course and these metastases constitute about 2% of all skin cancers. Skin metastasis may be the first sign of a clinically silent visceral cancer or represent recurrence of an internal malignancy. In both...

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Main Authors: Özgür Gündüz, Mehmet Can Emeksiz, Pınar Atasoy, Mehtap Kıdır, Selim Yalçın, Serkan Demirkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Dermatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/6819