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I Katchourine

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[Linitis plastica disclosed by cervical cutaneous metastasis].

INTRODUCTION: A case of a cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of a linitis plastica is reported. CASE REPORT: A 57 year-old man presented for a cervical infiltrated skin plaque. Histological examination and immunohistochemical staining gave the diagnosis of metastasis probably of gastrointestinal origin. Gastric endoscopy and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of a linitis plastica. DISCUSSION: Cutaneous metastases from gastric carcinoma are uncommon and exceptionally the first sign of the disease. Their clinical and histological aspects are reviewed.

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