Experience of Cutaneous Metastasis at a Tertiary Care Centre - A Very Rare Dermato Histopathological study

Dr. Suwarna B Patil; Dr. Ajay Jungare; Dr. Anup Gosavi; Dr. Swarada V Kangate; Dr. Pradeep S Umap; Dr. Shahnawaz Khan

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

Experience of Cutaneous Metastasis at a Tertiary Care Centre - A Very Rare Dermato Histopathological study

Dr. Suwarna B Patil, Dr. Ajay Jungare, Dr. Anup Gosavi, Dr. Swarada V Kangate, Dr. Pradeep S Umap, Dr. Shahnawaz Khan

Abstract :

Cutaneous metastases are rare sites of metastasis, with an incidence of 2% of all cases. The incidence of various tumors that are metastatic to the skin correlates well with the frequency of occurrence of the primary malignant tumor in each gender. This retrospective study was conducted at a Tertiary Care Hospital, to analyze the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of skin metastases. Out of 910 skin punch biopsies, 16 cases of Cutaneous metastases were diagnosed in which, primary sites were east (5 cases – 31.25%), ovary (3 cases – 18.75%), haemato-lymphoid origin (3 cases – 18.75%), and 1 case (6.25%) each for stomach, colon, kidney, lung and skin adnexa as primary site. Special stains were performed in all cases. Metastases is seen mainly in dermis and extend to subcutaneous tissue. Overlying epidermis may be normal or hyperplastic.