Ovarian carcinoma presenting as cutaneous nasal metastasis

AUTOR(ES)

António, Ana Marta, Alves, João Vitor, Goulão, João, Bártolo, Elvira

FONTE

An. Bras. Dermatol.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2016-10

RESUMO

Abstract Metastatic ovarian cancer uncommonly presents with skin metastasis. When present, skin metastases of ovarian cancer are usually localized in the vicinity of the primary tumor. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman with a rapid growing erythematous, well-defined nodule localized on the left nasal ala. A skin biopsy was performed and histopathological and immunohistochemical findings were compatible with a cutaneous metastasis of adenocarcinoma. A systematic investigation revealed a bilateral ovarian cystadenocarcinoma associated with visceral dissemination, likely associated with nose cutaneous metastasis. We report a very uncommon case because of the presentation of ovarian carcinoma as cutaneous metastasis. To our knowledge, this atypical localization on the nose has not been described yet in the literature.

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