학술논문

Keratoacanthoma-like nodules as first manifestation of metastatic epithelioid trophoblastic tumor
Document Type
article
Source
Dermatology Online Journal. 25(10)
Subject
epithelioid trophoblastic tumor
cutaneous metastases
keratoacanthoma
Language
Abstract
Cutaneous metastases are rarely the initial manifestation of a previously undiagnosed malignancy and keratoacanthoma-like lesions are a notoriously unusual presentation pattern of cutaneous dissemination of a primary tumor. Herein, we report a 40-year-old woman presenting to our dermatology department with multiple keratoacanthoma-like scalp nodules. Subsequent investigation determined it to be the first manifestation of a disseminated endometrial epithelioid trophoblastic tumor, eventually causing the patient's death. Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor, a rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease, is a recently described neoplasm whose cutaneous metastasis has not been previously reported in the literature.