Korean J Med > Volume 75(1); 2008 > Article
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2008;75(1):112-114.
A case of cutaneous acrometastasis in the right 5th finger tip by metastatic breast cancer
Jin Won Kim, Byoung Yong Choi, Kyoung Sup Hong, Weon Seo Park,   Keun Se, Jungsil Ro
울산의대 울산대학교병원 내과, 영상의학과1
증례 : 오른쪽 새끼 손가락 말단의 연부조직으로 전이한 유방암 1예
김진원.최병용.홍경섭.박원서.이근석.노정실, Byoung Yong Choi, Kyoung Sup Hong, Weon Seo Park,   Keun Se, Jungsil Ro
Abstract
Acral metastasis to the finger is a very rare phenomenon. We report herein a case of cutaneous acrometastasis to the right 5th finger tip in a 36-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer. The patient underwent a right modified radical mastectomy for T3N3 invasive ductal carcinoma and received adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. After 2 years, she developed metastasis to the brain, bones, and lungs. She was found to have a growing tender mass on the tip of right 5th finger. A well-demarcated, soft tissue mass was identified on sonography. Under the clinical impression of a possible benign process, the nodule was surgically removed. The pathologic finding was consistent with metastatic breast cancer. Immunohistochemical staining for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2 were all negative, as in the primary tumor. Radiation was given to the finger tip and systemic chemotherapy with capecitabine was tried for systemic metastatic disease. (Korean J Med 75:112-114, 2008) Key Words : Acrometastasis; Cutaneous; Breast cancer
Key Words: Acrometastasis; Cutaneous; Breast cancer


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