Cutaneous Metastasis of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Abstract
Occurrence of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancer is uncommon, with a reported frequency of less than 5 percent.They can occur as the first sign of disease recurrence in a treated patient or as a sign of terminal disseminated cancer or rarely as the first manifestation of an occult malignancy. The cases reported here represent three different manifestation of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancers.
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