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Chae, Suh, and Kim: Alopecia Neoplastica due to Breast Cancer
Case Report

Annals of Dermatology 1990; 2(2): 89-92.

Published online: 28 November 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5021/ad.1990.2.2.89

Alopecia Neoplastica due to Breast Cancer

Young Soo Chae, Kee Suck Suh, Sang Tae Kim

Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology

Abstract

We report a case of alopecia neoplastica-a rare form of cutaneous metastasis-in a 43-year-old Korean woman, who presented with multiple red, bald patches of 1 month's duration on her scalp.
About 2 years previously, she received a modified left radical mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Histopathological findings of the bald lesions revealed diffuse infiltration of hyperchmmatic tumor cells arranged singly and in strands and cords in the upper and lower dermis.
We started chemotherapy with adriamycin, but she died 13 months later.

Keywords: Alopecia neoplastica, Breast cancer, Cutaneous metastasis

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