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Yao GL, Tao YJ, Fan YG. Cutaneous metastasis from gastric cancer: Manifestation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2024; 50:107939. [PMID: 38219697 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Cutaneous metastasis from gastric cancer is very rare. The understanding of this disease is incomplete. This situation delays its diagnosis and treatment, followed by poor prognosis. Here, we first report a study based on a network to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of cutaneous metastasis from gastric cancer. METHODS A comprehensive search of PubMed was performed. All studies on cutaneous metastasis from gastric cancer were collected. The publication date was limited from 2000 to the present, and the language was limited to English. SPSS 26.0 was employed for statistical analysis. RESULTS Seventy-two patients were included. The average patient age was 60.0 ± 16.0 years. In total, 72.2 % of the patients were male. The most common manifestation was nodular skin lesions (45.8 %). The metastases generally presented as multiple lesions (61.1 %). The most common metastasis location was the thoracoabdominal wall (56.9 %). 64.7 % of the patients simultaneously had extracutaneous metastases. Most of the tumors were poorly differentiated carcinomas (87.5 %), and 66.1 % had signet ring cells. 40.8 % of the cutaneous metastases presented as primary manifestations. Only 9.6 % had their diagnosis as soon as the cutaneous metastasis emerged. Systemic chemotherapy (65.6 %) was the most common treatment strategy, followed by radical surgery (12.5 %). The median overall survival was only 6 months. The median overall survival of 5 patients with resected tumors was 48 months. CONCLUSION Cutaneous metastasis from gastric cancer usually manifests as an emerged nodule or erysipelas-like skin lesion. Resection of the cutaneous lesion could be helpful for patients with local metastases.
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- G L Yao
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, 24 Jinghua Road, Luoyang, 471000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, 24 Jinghua Road, Luoyang, 471000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, 24 Jinghua Road, Luoyang, 471000, China.
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Sonkar D, Rathi A, Arora S, Azam M, Prabhat K, Singh K. Highly aggressive gastric adenocarcinoma with multiple skin nodule and supraclavicular node in a 19-year-old patient: A rare presentation in such young age. J Cancer Res Ther 2022; 18:260-262. [DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_528_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Fukui Y, Kubo N, Sakurai K, Tamamori Y, Maeda K, Ohira M. Metachronous port site, muscular and subcutaneous metastases from a gastric adenocarcinoma: a case report and review of articles. Surg Case Rep 2021; 7:124. [PMID: 34013476 PMCID: PMC8134604 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-021-01202-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Port site metastasis (PSM) after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer and muscular metastasis from gastric cancer are rare manifestations. Similarly, subcutaneous metastasis from gastric cancer is rare, and muscular and subcutaneous metastases are associated with poor prognosis. We report a case of long-term survival in a patient who underwent curative resection of gastric cancer and repeated recurrence of port site, muscular and subcutaneous metastases from gastric cancer, treated by resection. Case presentation A 75-year-old man was diagnosed with gastric cancer and referred to our department. Upper endoscopy demonstrated a 5-cm circumferential ulcerated lesion at the cardia. Biopsy findings showed a poorly differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma. He underwent laparoscopic total gastrectomy with lymph node dissection, and pathologic examination revealed a moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma stage T4aN1M0 and IIIA according to the UICC (Union for International Cancer Control) classification. He refused adjuvant chemotherapy and was only carefully observed. Twenty-three months after the primary gastrectomy, computed tomography (CT) revealed an irregular mass near the port site wounds. Then the patient underwent mass resection, and the pathological diagnosis was consistent with metastatic adenocarcinoma, located in the subcutaneous tissue at the port site wounds. Thirteen months after the second surgery, CT revealed an enhanced mass in the abdominal wall. Positron emission tomography (PET) CT showed an elevated uptake in the rectus abdominis muscle and a standardized uptake value (SUV) of 3.1. The patient underwent another mass resection, and the pathological diagnosis was consistent with metastatic adenocarcinoma in the rectus abdominis muscle. Thirty-five months after the third surgery, CT revealed a mass in the left gluteal subcutaneous region. Furthermore, PET-CT revealed a 35-mm mass with an elevated SUV of 9.6. Another mass resection procedure was performed, and the pathological diagnosis was consistent with metastatic adenocarcinoma in the subcutaneous tissue. Since tumor cells were present at the resection margin, additional radiation therapy was performed. The patient has survived 78 months after primary gastrectomy. Conclusion The prognosis of muscular and subcutaneous metastases from gastric cancer is poor. However, if the metastatic tumor is solitary, surgical excision could be a feasible treatment option and might prolong survival.
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- Yasuhiro Fukui
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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Demircioğlu D, Öztürk Durmaz E, Demirkesen C, Şahin S. Livedoid cutaneous metastasis of signet-ring cell gastric carcinoma. J Cutan Pathol 2021; 48:785-788. [PMID: 33476049 DOI: 10.1111/cup.13969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cutaneous metastasis of gastric cancer is extremely rare. Nodular forms are more common and inflammatory forms are exceptionally encountered. Herein, we report a case of inflammatory cutaneous metastasis of signet-ring cell gastric cancer (poorly cohesive gastric carcinoma with signet-ring cell component) masquerading as livedo reticularis. To our knowledge, such a clinical presentation of cutaneous metastasis has not been reported for gastric cancer. It is imperative to preserve a high index of clinical suspicion for diagnosing cutaneous metastases. Our case highlights the importance of obtaining a skin biopsy in patients with a known history of internal malignancy. Bizarre, newly erupting, evolving, persistent, or treatment-refractory dermatologic lesions (such as nodules, ulcers, erythematous, reticular, or livedoid patches) might be clues for an underlying internal malignancy and require prompt histopathological sampling. Personal medical history, histopathological examination, and immunohistochemical profiling are equally important in distinguishing primary cutaneous carcinomas from secondary metastatic deposits. Early recognition of a cutaneous metastasis might enable appropriate staging and timely intervention, thereby prolonging survival.
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- Deniz Demircioğlu
- Department of Dermatology, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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Namikawa T, Munekage E, Munekage M, Maeda H, Yatabe T, Kitagawa H, Kobayashi M, Hanazaki K. Subcutaneous metastasis arising from gastric cancer: A case report. Mol Clin Oncol 2017; 6:515-516. [PMID: 28413658 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2017.1175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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A 59-year-old man was referred to the Kochi Medical School Hospital due to left shoulder pain. Physical examination revealed a nodular, painful mass lesion in the subcutaneous tissue of the right chest wall, with a diameter of ~2 cm. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a large ulcerated tumor in the lower gastric body near the lesser curvature, and biopsy specimens of the gastric and humeral lesions revealed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Abdominal computed tomography revealed multiple low-density lesions in the liver and a well-defined, 2.2-cm mass in the subcutaneous tissue of the right chest wall. The diagnosis was advanced gastric cancer with metastases to the liver, bone and skin, and systemic chemotherapy with radiotherapy for the bone metastasis was recommended. The patient also underwent distal gastrectomy to control bleeding from the primary gastric cancer lesion due to unresolved anemia, not improving by blood transfusion, and a low hemoglobin level. The subcutaneous tumor in the right chest wall was resected at the same time, to alleviate the pain caused by the mass. Macroscopic examination of the resected specimen revealed a well-circumscribed, solid tumor, measuring 2.2×2.1 cm, with a firm consistency. Microscopic examination showed infiltration of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma cells into the subcutaneous tissue. Subcutaneous metastasis from gastric cancer is a rare manifestation, with a reported incidence of 0.8-1.0%. Cutaneous metastasis of cancer generally appears late in the course of the disease. Surgical resection of metastatic skin tumors is occasionally undertaken as palliative treatment to improve the patient's quality of life by controlling severe symptoms, including pain and hemorrhage.
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- Tsutomu Namikawa
- Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Cancer Treatment Center, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Cancer Treatment Center, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.,Department of Human Health and Medical Sciences, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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