CERVICAL CUTANEOUS METASTASES AS A FIRST SIGN OF LINITIS PLASTICA

Introduction. A case of a cutaneous metastasis as a first sign of a li nitis plastica is reported. Case report. A 57 year-old man presented f or a cervical infiltrated skin plaque. Histological examination and im munohistochemical staining gave the diagnosis of metastasis probably o f gastrointestinal origin. Gastric endoscopy and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of a linitis plastica. Discussion. Cutaneous metastases from gastric carcinoma are uncommun and exceptionnally the first sign of t he disease. Their clinical and histological aspects are reviewed.