Korean J Dermatol.  2004 Feb;42(2):214-216.

A Case of Carcinoma en Cuirasse from Thyroid Cancer

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea. jj7074@hanmail.net
  • 2National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A 52-year-old male had presented with painful swelling on the left shoulder. The lesion had progressed to involve the left chest, neck, and arm, and 3 months later, evolved into brown to light purplish hard plaque mimicking the feature of scleroderma. A skin biopsy findings were consistent with metastatic carcinoma, and neck MRI and thyroid sonogram revealed primary thyroid cancer of left lobe. The patient's condition was carcinoma en cuirasse, an uncommon clinical feature of metastatic skin cancer. Skin metastasis of thyroid cancer is rare, and to our knowledge, there is not any documented case of carcinoma en cuirasse from thyroid cancer. We present a case of carcinoma en cuirasse from thyroid cancer.

Keyword

Carcinoma en cuirasse; Metastatic skin cancer; Thyroid cancer

MeSH Terms

Arm
Biopsy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neck
Neoplasm Metastasis
Shoulder
Skin
Skin Neoplasms
Thorax
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Neoplasms*
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