Cervical in-transit metastasis from a truncal basal cell carcinoma

Abstract

SummaryThe authors describe a rare case in which a cervical metastatic basal cell carcinoma (BCC) occurred from a small, non-ulcerated primary lesion on the trunk of a female patient. The metastasis had the same immunohistochemical staining pattern as several biopsies from the primary site. It was immediately adjacent to the left neck regional nodes and we view this as an in-transit metastasis. There is often debate about the validity of BCC metastases to lymph nodes but an in-transit lesion strengthens the argument that this does rarely occur. BACKGROUND

Metastatic basal cell carcinoma to the lungs: Case report and review of literature

“…Lymphatic and hematogenous spread are equally prevalent, with lymph nodes, lungs and bone being the most common sites of metastases. [ 3 ]…”

In-Transit Metastasis from Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Nonimmunosuppressed Patient

“…6 Although in-transit metastasis has been commonly described for malignant melanoma, there have been some reports of in-transit metastases arising from cutaneous malignancies such as squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, primary mucinous carcinoma, and primary eccrine porocarcinoma. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Recently, in-transit metastasis of primary CSCC in organ transplant recipients and nonimmunosuppressed patients has been reported in the literature. 6 We present a case of in-transit metastasis in a nonimmunosuppressed patient with a primary CSCC.…”