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A 44-year-old man presented with a large and rapidly growing skin lesion approximately six months after resection of a rectal carcinoma. The lesion measured 40 cm in size, extended from the suprapubic area to the proximal half of the left groin, and showed a particular zosteriform aspect. Biopsy confirmed a metastatic skin adenocarcinoma. Cutaneous metastases from rectal cancer are very uncommon. Their gross appearance is not distinctive, although the skin tumors are usually solid, small (less than 5 cm) and painless nodules or papules. Early biopsies for suspicious skin lesions are needed in patients with a history of colorectal cancer.
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Damin, D.C., Lazzaron, A.R., Tarta, C. et al. Massive zosteriform cutaneous metastasis from rectal carcinoma. Tech Coloproctol 7, 105–107 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-003-0019-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-003-0019-3