Skin Metastasis of Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Arising in the Rectum.
- Author:
Woo Jin LEE
1
;
Sang Hyun OH
;
Sung Eun CHANG
;
Mi Woo LEE
;
Jee Ho CHOI
;
Kee Chan MOON
;
Jai Kyoung KOH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Neuroendocrine tumor; Metastasis; Rectum
- MeSH: Carcinoma, Merkel Cell; Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine*; Fallopian Tubes; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis*; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Rectum*; Scalp; Skin*; Urinary Bladder; Uterus; Vulva
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2007;19(4):163-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Neuroendocrine carcinoma is known to have features of neuroendocrine and epithelial differentiation through immunohistochemical and biochemical investigation. Cutaneous metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma must be differentiated from Merkel cell carcinoma, a primary cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma and metastatic carcinoma from other visceral disease. Cutaneous metastases from neuroendocrine carcinomas of a variety of sites including the uterus, vulva, gall bladder and fallopian tubes have been reported. We report a 58-year-old Korean man with a metastatic skin tumor on his scalp from rectal neuroendocrine carcinoma.
