Cutaneous metastases: case studies

R.V. Saranyuk¹, T.A. Gosteva², E.V. Ilyukhina³

¹Kursk Regional Public Organization "Society for Integrative Dermatology", Kursk

²Kurchatov Center for Modern Medicine LLC, Kurchatov

³"Starooskolsky Skin and Venereological Dispensary", Stary Oskol 

The number of patients with cancer worldwide is steadily increasing, which is a serious medical and social problem. Timely diagnosis of malignant tumors (MT) plays a crucial role in preserving the life and health of patients.

Despite the danger of the MT itself, its metastases pose a serious threat to the patient live and significantly reduce the recovery chances. Metastasis to the skin occurs in all oncological diseases but rarely, as a rule. In most cases, such metastases occur as a result of a severe oncological process. Extremely rarely, cutaneous metastases are the only sign of MT. Awareness concerning the cutaneous metastases clinical picture of various MT can be useful for clinicians in routine practice to choose the right treatment tactics for patient management.

This article presents the case studies on the cutaneous metastasis from breast cancer and melanoma.

Keywords: metastases, metastasis, melanoma, breast cancer, head, neck, skin.

For citation: Saranyuk R.V., Gosteva T.A., Ilyukhina E.V. Cutaneous metastases: case studies. RMJ. 2024;5:38–40.