A Keloidal Scar Post Surgical and Chemo-Radio Therapy for Breast Cancer

Abstract

Cutaneous metastases from solid primary tumours are uncommon. Carcinoma of the breast is the commonest malignancy to metastasize to skin and is usually associated with a local recurrence post therapeutic mastectomy. There are 8 types of cutaneous metastasis related to breast carcinoma which are differentiated on histopathology. Carcinoma en cuirasse, a subtype, clinically presents as a diffuse indurated plaque occasionally accompanied by firm nodules. It characterized by a dense stromal fibrosis and reduced vascularity as well as single filed interstitial tumour infiltrates. Here we report a case of carcinoma en curaisse in a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma.