Scalp metastasis from gastric cancer: A case report and literature review

Du,Chunxia; Hong,Ruoxi; Liu,Yuehua; Wang,Jinwan; Zhang,Honggang; Yu,Xiaoduo

doi:10.3892/ol.2014.2708

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Scalp metastasis from gastric cancer: A case report and literature review

Authors:
- Chunxia Du
- Ruoxi Hong
- Yuehua Liu
- Jinwan Wang
- Honggang Zhang
- Xiaoduo Yu
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Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute/Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, P.R. China, Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P.R. China, Department of Radiology, Cancer Institute/Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, P.R. China
Pages: 641-644
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Published online on: November 19, 2014

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Abstract

The current report presents an extremely rare case of a 41‑year‑old female with advanced gastric cancer who developed scalp metastasis during the period of systemic chemotherapy. The patient did not exhibit any rash or plaque at the initial physical examination. Following the 11th cycle of chemotherapy, the patient complained of pain on the scalp and a pink lesion was identified in the parietal region on physical examination, which increased in size and became darker and ulcerated. Pathological biopsy of the lesion and cranial magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of scalp metastasis. The patient succumbed to the disease one month later. The English literature was searched in the PubMed database and four cases of gastric cancer metastatic to the scalp were found. The present report discusses the common clinical presentations of these four cases in combination with the current case.

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Journals

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

International Journal of Oncology

Molecular Medicine Reports

Oncology Reports

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

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World Academy of Sciences Journal

International Journal of Functional Nutrition

International Journal of Epigenetics

Medicine International

Scalp metastasis from gastric cancer: A case report and literature review

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