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CARLOS F. TABOADA, MD; HERBERT L. FRED, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1966;117(4):516-519.

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THE CLINICAL features of metastatic tumor involving the skin have received comparatively little emphasis in medical writings designed for internists. It seemed worthwhile, therefore, to review briefly the subject of cutaneous metastases and to record our experience with ten illustrative cases.

Case Material

The study was carried out at the Ben Taub General Hospital which serves the indigent sick of Harris County, Texas. Nine of the patients were admitted to the medical service between March 1963 and November 1965. One person (case 2) was seen in consultation at another hospital. The pertinent clinical and histological findings in these cases are summarized in the Table. Patients with primary malignant disorders of the blood or lymph nodes were excluded in the belief that neoplastic deposits in the skin of such individuals are not truly metastatic.

Comment

Cutaneous metastases tend to appear late in the course of fatal neoplastic disease (cases 2 to . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
HOUSTON, TEX

From the Department of Internal Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston.

Footnotes
Received for publication Dec 16, 1965; accepted Dec 28.

Reprint requests to Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Tex 77025 (Dr. Fred).

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