DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Today an unusual term for a rare form of skin metastases when tumour cells are disseminated via the superficial blood and lymph vessels of the dermis, e.g. in breast cancer. S.u. Lymphangiosis carcinomatosa.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Disseminated, rough, red papules and hemorrhagic pseudovesicles.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Small blood vessels of the upper dermis dilated by tumor cell and erythrocyte aggregates.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
The aim of treatment is to maintain the best possible quality of life despite an unfavorable prognosis. Individual skin metastases can be excised; radiotherapy or cytostasis is possible for extensive metastases. The treatment regimen depends on the primary tumor and the spread of the mestastases.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer