Abstract
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric carcinoma is uncommon. We describe a patient with a metastasis from gastric carcinoma to a congenital melanocytic nevus. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive immunohistochemical staining for cytokeratin 20 and lack of cytokeratin 7.
MeSH terms
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Carcinoma / pathology
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Carcinoma / secondary*
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Collagen
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Cytoplasm / ultrastructure
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Female
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Hair / pathology
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Humans
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Keratins / analysis
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Melanocytes / pathology
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
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Nevus, Pigmented / congenital*
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Nevus, Pigmented / pathology*
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S100 Proteins / analysis
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Skin Neoplasms / congenital*
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Skin Neoplasms / pathology
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Skin Neoplasms / secondary*
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Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
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Sweat Glands / pathology
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Vimentin / analysis
Substances
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S100 Proteins
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Vimentin
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Keratins
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Collagen