Atypical presentation of gastric adenocarcinoma metastasis: case report

• Autor(a) principal: Linhares, Maria Clara Faustino
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Assis, Maria Nathalia Vilela, Salge, Carolina Bugiato Faria, Paula, Fernanda Dias de, Schmitt, Guilherme Nascentes, Yamaguti, Heloísa Paula, Anjo, Vitor Antônio Santos, Carrara, Guilherme Freire Angotti, Almeida Junior, Luiz Carlos Furtado de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20901
• topic: Metástase; Câncer gástrico; Adenocarcinomas; Cáncer gástrico; Metástasis; Adenocarcinomas; Gastric cancer; Metastasis.; Adenocarcinomas

Introduction: Gastric cancer is the 5th most incident cancer, except for non-melanoma skin tumors and the 3rd leading cause of cancer death in the world. The most common sites of gastric cancer metastases are: liver (48%), peritoneum (32%), lung (15%) and bone (12%). Objective: to present the course of cutaneous metastasis due to gastric adenocarcinoma. Methodology: Descriptive study of the case report type, whose data were obtained from the patient's medical record. Case presentation: We report the case of a 44-year-old female patient who underwent surgical and chemotherapy treatment due to gastric adenocarcinoma. One year and four months after the initial intervention, hyperchromic, painful, diffuse and non-pruritic skin lesions appeared, located mainly on the chest, back and upper limbs. Skin biopsy confirmed the hypothesis of cutaneous metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma. Conclusion: In the context of gastric cancer treatment, it is important to monitor new signs and symptoms, such as insidious skin lesions, suggesting the possibility of metastatic skin tumor.