Cutaneous Metastases of Rectal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Granuloma Inguinale

Ilknur Balta; Guler Vahaboglu; Ayse Anil Karabulut; Fahri Yetisir; Muzeyyen Astarci; Emel Gungor; Meral Eksioglu

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7802

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Cutaneous Metastases of Rectal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Granuloma Inguinale

Ilknur Balta, Guler Vahaboglu, Ayse Anil Karabulut, Fahri Yetisir, Muzeyyen Astarci, Emel Gungor, Meral Eksioglu

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Keywords: cutaneous metastasis, rectal cancer, granuloma inguinale, Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, mimicking

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2012 Volume 51 Issue 17 Pages 2479-2481

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7802

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Abstract

A 46-year-old man complained of ulcerovegetative lesions in the anogenital region, which he had noted one month prior to presentation. The patient had a history of travel to African countries. Therefore, the ulcerovegetative lesions of the patient were suspected to be granuloma inguinale (GI). Calymmatobacterium granulomatis was not observed in the direct examination of scrapings collected from the base of the ulcerovegetative lesion. Instead, a histological examination revealed cutaneous metastasis of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum. Therefore, a diagnosis of GI was eliminated. As the patient did not report his history of rectal cancer and had travelled to African countries, we had primarily focused on the diagnosis of GI.

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