Abstract
BackgroundCutaneous metastases from internal malignancies are uncommon. Moreover, endometrial carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the skin, with a reported prevalence of 0.8%. Here, we report the case of a 62-year-old woman who developed cutaneous metastases from an endometrial carcinoma.Case presentationWhen admitted to our department, the patient underwent a biopsy that showed the presence of cutaneous metastasis in relation to her initial endometrial cancer, diagnosed 3 years earlier. Thereafter, she was treated with a bilateral uterine artery embolization and chemotherapy. The patient had complications and survived 5 months after the diagnosis of the cutaneous metastasis. She died from sepsis.ConclusionCutaneous metastases of the endometrial carcinoma are usually incurable and suggest an unfortunate prognosis where palliation is the mainstay of patient management.
Highlights
Cutaneous metastases from internal malignancies are uncommon
We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with cutaneous metastasis of the endometrial cancer and describe the clinical and pathological features
The type of endometrial carcinoma that disseminated to the skin was endometrioid adenocarcinoma in our case – as the majority of studies that analyze skin metastases from endometrial cancer report [10]
Summary
Cutaneous metastases from internal malignancies are uncommon. endometrial carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the skin, with a reported prevalence of 0.8%. Endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecological cancer, it rarely metastasizes to the skin, with a reported prevalence of 0.8% [5]. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with cutaneous metastasis of the endometrial cancer and describe the clinical and pathological features.
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