%0 Journal Article
%T Zosteriform metastases from colon carcinoma: an unusual pattern
%A Paula Maio
%A Cristina Amaro
%A Ana Rodrigues
%A Adelaide Milheiro
%J Dermatology Reports
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/dr.2012.e9
%X Cutaneous metastases of internal malignancies occur infrequently and the zosteriform spread of the skin lesions represents a rare entity. We report here a case of cutaneous metastases from a colon carcinoma clinically mimicked Herpes varicella-zoster. The literature is also reviewed.
%K cutaneous metastases
%K zosteriform
%K skin-homing mechanisms
%U http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/3878