A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North India
Introduction: Cutaneous metastases may precede a malignancy and, in other cases, herald the recurrence of a malignancy after surgery. Aim: To determine the significance of cutaneous manifestations in patients with an internal malignancy and to observe the various types of carcinomas in pat...
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| description | Introduction: Cutaneous metastases may precede a malignancy and, in other cases, herald the recurrence of a malignancy after surgery. Aim: To determine the significance of cutaneous manifestations in patients with an internal malignancy and to observe the various types of carcinomas in patients attending a dermatology OPD. Methods: This was a prospective hospital-based study undertaken to observe the cutaneous features in a dermatology OPD in patients coming from the oncology department of a medical college. Results: The commonest malignancy in males was a lung carcinoma, observed in 5.50% of the patients, followed by a prostate carcinoma, observed in 4.58% of the patients, an esophagus carcinoma, observed in 4.12% of the patients, and a penis carcinoma, observed in 2.29% of the patients. Specific cutaneous manifestations included cutaneous metastatic infiltrates, observed in 5.04% of the patients, and carcinoma erysipeloides, observed in 1.37% of the patients. Discussion: Skin metastases may herald the recurrence of a malignancy after treatment and usually indicate a poor prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68965f5d155d4a0081c75cc34cf451342022-12-25T16:06:49ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902021-04-0112214014410.7241/ourd.20212.7A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North IndiaNeerja PuriSukhmani Kaur BrarB. K. Brar Introduction: Cutaneous metastases may precede a malignancy and, in other cases, herald the recurrence of a malignancy after surgery. Aim: To determine the significance of cutaneous manifestations in patients with an internal malignancy and to observe the various types of carcinomas in patients attending a dermatology OPD. Methods: This was a prospective hospital-based study undertaken to observe the cutaneous features in a dermatology OPD in patients coming from the oncology department of a medical college. Results: The commonest malignancy in males was a lung carcinoma, observed in 5.50% of the patients, followed by a prostate carcinoma, observed in 4.58% of the patients, an esophagus carcinoma, observed in 4.12% of the patients, and a penis carcinoma, observed in 2.29% of the patients. Specific cutaneous manifestations included cutaneous metastatic infiltrates, observed in 5.04% of the patients, and carcinoma erysipeloides, observed in 1.37% of the patients. Discussion: Skin metastases may herald the recurrence of a malignancy after treatment and usually indicate a poor prognosis.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2021-2-7-cutaneous_manifestations/ |
| spellingShingle | Neerja Puri Sukhmani Kaur Brar B. K. Brar A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North India Nasza Dermatologia Online |
| title | A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North India |
| title_full | A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North India |
| title_fullStr | A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North India |
| title_short | A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North India |
| title_sort | study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in north india |
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