Metastases, Breast Carcinoma, Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic - DermAtlas

Contributor

Greg Hosler, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

metastases, breast carcinoma adenocarcinoma, metastatic

Body Site

chest

Age

51 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete

Color

purple

Morphology

tumor

Pattern

solitary

Comments

Metastatic breast carcinoma is the most common metastatic tumor to the skin. Like other metastases, there is a predilection for skin overlying the tumor, as in this case. This particular case is lobular cancer and can be very subtle. Although this biopsy shows a cellular infiltrate, often times lobular cancer will be sparse and missed by the pathologist, and sometimes requires a cytokeratin immunostain for verification.

Description

There is a cellular infiltrate within the dermis. It forms nodules and cords, infiltrating between thickened collagen bundles. The overlying epidermis is uninvolved.

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11/12/2007 22:37:43

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