Atypical Presentation of Skull Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma as an Initial Symptom of Recurrence
Most malignant rectal tumors are histopathologically characterized as adenocarcinoma and generally metastasize to distant organs such as the lungs or the liver. Metastasis of rectal carcinomas to the skull is extremely rare. This study reports the initial diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma recurrenc...
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| author | Cemal Fırat Ahmet Hamdi Aytekin Serkan Erbatur Nasuhi Engin Aydın Engin Burak Selcuk |
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| description | Most malignant rectal tumors are histopathologically characterized as adenocarcinoma and generally metastasize to distant organs such as the lungs or the liver. Metastasis of rectal carcinomas to the skull is extremely rare. This study reports the initial diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma recurrence in a 65-year-old female with scalp metastasis. The patient’s history indicated a colorectal adenocarcinoma that was resected five years earlier. A skull metastasis from a rectal adenocarcinoma has not yet been reported in the literature as an initial symptom for recurrence. This paper suggests that skull metastasis from any part of the body must be considered in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumors in the skull even in the absence of intestinal symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5bbe6b99938a4f4caec1c08f5f2294e72025-02-03T06:08:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/794354794354Atypical Presentation of Skull Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma as an Initial Symptom of RecurrenceCemal Fırat0Ahmet Hamdi Aytekin1Serkan Erbatur2Nasuhi Engin Aydın3Engin Burak Selcuk4Department of Plastic Surgery, Inonu University School of Medicine, 44380 Malatya, TurkeyDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Inonu University School of Medicine, 44380 Malatya, TurkeyDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Inonu University School of Medicine, 44380 Malatya, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Inonu University School of Medicine, 44380 Malatya, TurkeyDepartment of Family Medicine, Inonu University School of Medicine, 44380 Malatya, TurkeyMost malignant rectal tumors are histopathologically characterized as adenocarcinoma and generally metastasize to distant organs such as the lungs or the liver. Metastasis of rectal carcinomas to the skull is extremely rare. This study reports the initial diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma recurrence in a 65-year-old female with scalp metastasis. The patient’s history indicated a colorectal adenocarcinoma that was resected five years earlier. A skull metastasis from a rectal adenocarcinoma has not yet been reported in the literature as an initial symptom for recurrence. This paper suggests that skull metastasis from any part of the body must be considered in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumors in the skull even in the absence of intestinal symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/794354 |
| spellingShingle | Cemal Fırat Ahmet Hamdi Aytekin Serkan Erbatur Nasuhi Engin Aydın Engin Burak Selcuk Atypical Presentation of Skull Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma as an Initial Symptom of Recurrence Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Atypical Presentation of Skull Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma as an Initial Symptom of Recurrence |
| title_full | Atypical Presentation of Skull Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma as an Initial Symptom of Recurrence |
| title_fullStr | Atypical Presentation of Skull Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma as an Initial Symptom of Recurrence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical Presentation of Skull Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma as an Initial Symptom of Recurrence |
| title_short | Atypical Presentation of Skull Metastasis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma as an Initial Symptom of Recurrence |
| title_sort | atypical presentation of skull metastasis from rectal adenocarcinoma as an initial symptom of recurrence |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/794354 |
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