Cutaneous Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of Two Cases
Cutaneous metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma is extremely rare. It can be seen at distant locations or at the site of biliary drainage. To the best of our knowledge less than 30 cases have so far been reported in the English literature. This event should be considered in every skin lesion in a patient...
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| author | B Geramizadeh R Giti SA Malek-Hosseini |
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| description | Cutaneous metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma is extremely rare. It can be seen at distant locations or at the site of biliary drainage. To the best of our knowledge less than 30 cases have so far been reported in the English literature. This event should be considered in every skin lesion in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma and be treated promptly by resection and chemotherapy to increase the patient’s survival. Herein, we report our experience with two patients with cholangiocarcinoma and cutaneous metastasis at the site of biliary drainage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f83ea2eb99ef4843932035fb93b155042022-12-22T03:33:00ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine2008-64822008-64902013-10-0144139Cutaneous Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of Two CasesB Geramizadeh0R Giti1SA Malek-Hosseini2Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Surgery, Transplant Ward, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranCutaneous metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma is extremely rare. It can be seen at distant locations or at the site of biliary drainage. To the best of our knowledge less than 30 cases have so far been reported in the English literature. This event should be considered in every skin lesion in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma and be treated promptly by resection and chemotherapy to increase the patient’s survival. Herein, we report our experience with two patients with cholangiocarcinoma and cutaneous metastasis at the site of biliary drainage.http://www.ijotm.com/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/174CholangiocarcinomaSkinMetastasis |
| spellingShingle | B Geramizadeh R Giti SA Malek-Hosseini Cutaneous Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of Two Cases International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine Cholangiocarcinoma Skin Metastasis |
| title | Cutaneous Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of Two Cases |
| title_full | Cutaneous Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of Two Cases |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of Two Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of Two Cases |
| title_short | Cutaneous Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma: Report of Two Cases |
| title_sort | cutaneous metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma report of two cases |
| topic | Cholangiocarcinoma Skin Metastasis |
| url | http://www.ijotm.com/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/174 |
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