Title |
Multiple scalp metastases from colonic neuroendocrine carcinoma: case report and literature review
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Published in |
BMC Cancer, May 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2407-14-305 |
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Authors |
Shao-min Wang, Meng Ye, Shu-min Ni |
Abstract |
Colonic neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are relatively rare tumors with an incidence rate of 0.11-0.21/100,000. NENs account for approximately 0.4% of colorectal neoplasms. Cutaneous metastases of colonic neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are very infrequent, while cases of scalp metastasis are even fewer. Cutaneous metastases are more rare than visceral metastases and usually develop later; therefore, cutaneous metastases as initial distant metastases can be easily overlooked. This is the second case report of a colonic NEC with scalp metastasis. Compared with the previous case, in this instance scalp metastasis developed before visceral metastasis, and the cutaneous lesions were confined to the scalp alone. |
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