Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosed Skin Metastasis in a Young Man with Rectal Cancer

  • Hamid Nasrolahi Department of Radiation Oncology, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
  • Bita Geramizadeh
  • Leila MoaddabShoar
  • Seyed Hasan Hamedi
  • Mohammad MohammadianPanah
  • Shapour Omidvari
  • Mansour Ansari
  • Niloofar Ahmadloo
  • Ahmad Mosalaei
Keywords: rectal cancer colorectal cancer skin dermal metastasis

Abstract

Introduction: Although colon cancer is one of the most common human cancers, skin metastasis in this disease is rare and necessitates pathological confirmation.

Report of the case: Herein we present a 33 year old man with rectal cancer with ascites. Six cycles of Oxaliplatin based chemotherapy were given. The ascites improved. After three weeks, skin lesions appeared in the upper trunk, both chest wall and back, with extension to the anterior neck Fine Needle Aspiration from the lesions showed malignancy and second line chemotherapy was started. Although the skin lesions showed partial response, unfortunately, the patient died after the fourth chemotherapy injection.

Conclusion: Skin metastasis in colorectal cancer, although rare, is a devastating sign, and a careful dermatologic examination should be included in these patients’ follow up visits.

Published
2013-12-01
How to Cite
Nasrolahi, H., Geramizadeh, B., MoaddabShoar, L., Hamedi, S. H., MohammadianPanah, M., Omidvari, S., Ansari, M., Ahmadloo, N., & Mosalaei, A. (2013). Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosed Skin Metastasis in a Young Man with Rectal Cancer. Reports of Radiotherapy and Oncology, 1(3), 123-127. Retrieved from http://waocp.com/journal/index.php/Reports-of-Radiotherapy-and-Onco/article/view/2397
Issue
Vol 1 No 3 (2013)
Section
Articles