MEDRADSC 2T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Melanoma, Economic And Social Research Council, Breast Cancer
27 Jun 2016
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Skin metastases are cancerous cells which have developed on the membrane of the skin by traveling through the lymphatics or circulatory system and are due to the spread of a primary tumour 1. These metastases typically develop after the primary tumour has been diagnosed and once the primary tumour has progressed, however in rare instances it can develop before or at the same time as the diagnosis 1. If a patient develops skin metastases it significantly lowers their prognosis as it signifies that the primary tumour is still progressing 1. The likelihood of the development of skin metastases is dependent on the type of primary tumour, Breast cancer(30%) and skin cancer(45%) are the most likely to develop skin metastases whereas oral cancer has a much lower chance(12%) 1,2. https://www. google. ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&sour ce=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahukewi16oe. The chance of skin metastases varies dependent on the primary tumour as follows:
