A Case of Secondary Alopecia due to Scalp Metastasisin Patient with Cholangiocarcinoma.
- Author:
Seong Hyun PARK
1
;
Seung Yong LEE
;
Seong Min KIM
;
Jin PARK
;
Seok Kweon YUN
;
Han Uk KIM
;
Chull Wan IHM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Korea. hanukkim@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alopecia;
Cholangiocarcinoma
- MeSH:
Alopecia*;
Cholangiocarcinoma*;
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Rabeprazole;
Scalp*;
Skin Neoplasms;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(8):858-860
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Alopecia due to metastatic skin cancer is a rare form of cutaneous metastasis and it should be considered as a diagnosis of localized alopecia. It also signifies the failure of treatment of the primary cancer. A 51-year-old Korean woman presented with multiple pea-sized smooth hairless nodules and an ulcerated nodule on the parietal scalp regions. About two and a half years ago, she underwent an operation and chemotherapy for cholangiocarcinoma. The tumor cells seen in the scalp nodule were the same as those seen in the primary tumor. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of secondary alopecia due to cutaneous metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma in Korean dermatological literature.
