J Korean Soc Radiol. 2009 Mar;60(3):159-163. English.
Published online Mar 31, 2009.
Copyright © 2009 The Korean Society of Radiology
Case Report

MR Imaging Features of a Solitary Subcutaneous Metastasis from a Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report

Jung-Im Kim, M.D., Jung-Ah Choi, M.D.,1,2 Jin-Haeng Chung, M.D.,3 Joo Han Oh, M.D.,4 Ja-Young Choi, M.D., Sung Hwan Hong, M.D. and Heung Sik Kang, M.D.1,2
    • 1Department of Radiology and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
    • 2Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
    • 3Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
    • 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract

Subcutaneous tissue is an unusual site for a metastasis from a gastric carcinoma. We present a case of a patient with a nodular solitary subcutaneous metastasis from a gastric cancer and describe its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features.

Keywords
Soft tissue neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis; Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance (MR); Stomach neoplams


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