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Puzzling Papules on the neck: Cutaneous metastasis from the breast
Ajinkya Sawant1, Sumit Kar1, Safa Patrick1, Nitin Gangane2
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sumit Kar
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha - 442 102, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JCRP.JCRP_4_20
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Cutaneous metastasis from a primary internal malignancy is rare. Breast cancer is the most common primary internal malignancy presenting with cutaneous metastases, and it presents in various morphological and histological forms. Medical practitioners should be aware of the possibility of the unusual presentation of an internal malignancy mimicking a dermatological condition. Herein, we report a case of 50-year-old women with ductal carcinoma of the breast with a cutaneous manifestation of secondary metastatic deposits in the skin.
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