
Pancreatic carcinoma with skin metastases is rare. This paper describes two cases with metastatic skin cancer originally from pancreatic carcinoma.Case 1: A 45-year-old male had a reddish nodule on his scalp and subcutaneous nodules on his trunk. Biopsy specimen showed solid proliferation of adenocarcinoma cells. After admission, examination of the entire body led to discover pancreatic carcinoma in the pancreatic body.Case 2: A 55-year- old male had subcutaneous nodules on his scalp, neck, arms and trunk. Pathological study showed solid proliferation of adenocarcinoma cells in the subcutaneous fat tissue. Examination of the entire body showed pancreatic carcinoma in the pancreatic tail. Multiple metastases of both lungs and the liver were also detected.Reported eight cases of skin metastasis of pancreatic carcinoma in Japan during the period between 1985 and 1994, as well as presently reported two cases, showed that in all cases skin metastases were discovered prior to the detection of original tumor, implying clinical characteristics of such metastatic skin tumors.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 4 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
