Scalp metastasis of advanced gastric cancer

Head and neck cutaneous metastasis of advanced gastric cancer is uncommon, scalp particularly rare. We present the case a 60-year-old man who was diagnosed with on originating from cancer. The patient referred to plastic surgery department for mass near hairline. He had been undergone total gastrectomy Roux esophagojejunostomy 3 years previously. differential diagnosis single flesh-colored nodule included benign tumors such as epidermal cyst or lipoma; therefore, underwent excision biopsy. In operative field, found be located in frontalis muscle. biopsy result showed that metastatic lesion Whole-body computed tomography revealed tumor blood vessel infiltration, peritoneal carcinomatosis, liver metastasis, multiple disseminated subcutaneous metastases. Although an internal organ extremely rare, surgeons should always consider if has history malignant Keywords: Advanced / Neoplasm Scalp