Catalog

Metastatic carcinoma involving skin

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Metastatic carcinoma involving skin – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/403168964

Metastatic carcinoma may invade the skin may arise as a result of direct spread from an underlying malignant neoplasm, most commonly carcinoma of the breast, or as the result of lymphatic or haematogenous spread from a distant site. Appearances vary considerably from discrete tumour nodules, which may ulcerate, to diffuse dermal infiltration with secondary changes due to disturbances of vascular or lymphatic drainage.