Cutaneous Metastasis in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer

Muhammad Wasif Saif; Marianne Brennan; Robin Penney; Susan Hotchkiss; Kristin Kaley

doi:10.6092/1590-8577/3303

Muhammad Wasif Saif Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital. New York, NY, USA
Marianne Brennan Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital. New York, NY, USA
Robin Penney Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital. New York, NY, USA
Susan Hotchkiss Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital. New York, NY, USA
Kristin Kaley Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital. New York, NY, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/3303

Keywords: Exanthema, gemcitabine-oxaliplatin regimen, Neoplasm Metastasis, Pancreas, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Skin

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is known to metastasize rapidly. Liver and peritoneum are the most common sites of metastases in pancreatic cancer, followed by lungs, bones and brain. Less common sites of metastases such as muscle, skin, heart, pleura, stomach, umbilicus, kidney, appendix, spermatic cord and prostate have also been reported in pancreatic cancer. Cutaneous metastasis mostly occurs around umbilicus. A site other than umbilicus is rarely reported. The authors report a case of multiple skin metastases in a patient with primary pancreatic cancer and review the literature.

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