Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 332-335 (April 2019) Rare presentation of cutaneous lung cancer metastasis presenting as carcinoma erysipeloides Michael C. Kwa, BA, Brittany O. Dulmage, MD, Jennifer L. Shastry, MD, Pedram Yazdan, MD, Jennifer N. Choi, MD JAAD Case Reports Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 332-335 (April 2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.01.026 Copyright © 2019 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Carcinoma erysipeloides. On examination, ill-defined erythema of the right side of the chest with superficial desquamation was noted, with an indurated plaque with irregular hypopigmentation surrounding the placement site of prior pleural catheter. JAAD Case Reports 2019 5, 332-335DOI: (10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.01.026) Copyright © 2019 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Histopathologic examination was consistent with metastatic carcinoma. A, Hematoxylin-eosin–stained skin biopsy section shows single and clustered carcinoma cells within the lumen of dermal vasculature. B, High-power view shows a cluster of carcinoma cells within dermal vasculature. C, The carcinoma cells within the dermal vessels strongly express cytokeratin (AE1/AE3). D, The carcinoma cells within the dermal vessels strongly express cytokeratin 7. (Original magnifications: A, ×20; B-D, ×40.) JAAD Case Reports 2019 5, 332-335DOI: (10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.01.026) Copyright © 2019 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions