Mesothelioma can extend to the skin
- Directly (contiguous spread)
- Developing as skin nodules on scars (surgical or not)
Peritoneal mesothelioma presenting as a skin nodule.
Abban C, Viglione M.
J Cutan Pathol. 2009 Jun;36(6):675-9.
Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma in a cesarean-section scar presenting as a fungating mass.
Cuartas JE, Maheshwari AV, Qadir R, Cooper AJ, Robinson PG, Pitcher JD Jr.
Int J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jun;13(3):275-8. Epub 2008 Jun 14.
Pleural mesothelioma with cutaneous extension to chest wall scars.
Shieh S, Grassi M, Schwarz JK, Cheney RT.
J Cutan Pathol. 2004 Aug;31(7):497-501.
- By developing on normal skin
[Cutaneous metastasis of pleural mesothelioma: two cases].
Gaudy-Marqueste C, Dales JP, Collet-Villette AM, Grob JJ, Astoul P, Richard MA.
Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2003 Apr;130(4):455-9. French.
[Latero-thoracic cutaneous metastases of an underlying pleural cancer].
Michel PJ, Vanstraaten L, Cretin J, Cassin B.
Bull Soc Fr Dermatol Syphiligr. 1966 Sep-Nov;73(5):543-4. French.
- Indirectly (hematogenous or lymphatic spread)
Skin metastasis of pleural epithelioid malignant mesothelioma.
Terada T.
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2011 Jan;19(1):92-3.
Late cutaneous metastases to the face from malignant pleural mesothelioma: a case report and review of the literature.
Elbahaie AM, Kamel DE, Lawrence J, Davidson NG.
World J Surg Oncol. 2009 Nov 9;7:84. Review.
Disseminated cutaneous metastasis of a biphasic pleural mesothelioma.
Müller CS, Reichrath J, Tilgen W.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Feb;23(2):226-7. Epub 2008 Jun 6.
Malignant pleural mesothelioma with scalp, cerebellar, and finger metastases: a rare case.
Kanbay A, Oguzulgen KI, Ozturk C, Memis L, Demircan S, Kurkcuoglu C, Akyurek N, Kurul C.
South Med J. 2007 Jan;100(1):63-5.
Subcutaneous metastasis of peritoneal mesothelioma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration.
Pappa L, Machera M, Tsanou E, Damala C, Peschos D, Bafa M, Malamou-Mitsi V.
Pathol Oncol Res. 2006;12(4):247-50. Epub 2006 Dec 25.
Subcutaneous metastases of sarcomatoid mesothelioma with its differential diagnosis on fine needle aspiration–a case report.
Patel T, Bansal R, Trivedi P, Modi L, Shah MJ.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2005 Oct;48(4):482-4.
[Cutaneous metastasis of the pleural mesothelioma].
Bachmeyer C, Reynaert G, Le Lann P, Cazier A, Lamarque G.
Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2004 Mar;131(3):287-8. French.
Widespread cutaneous and perioral metastases of mesothelioma.
Cassarino DS, Xue W, Shannon KJ.
J Cutan Pathol. 2003 Oct;30(9):582-5.
Tongue metastasis from a malignant diffuse mesothelioma of the pleura: report of a case.
Piattelli A, Fioroni M, Rubini C.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1999 Jul;57(7):861-3.
Distant cutaneous metastasis of pleural malignant mesothelioma.
Dutt PL, Baxter JW, O’Malley FP, Glick AD, Page DL.
J Cutan Pathol. 1992 Dec;19(6):490-5.
Peritoneal malignant mesothelioma with multiple distant skin metastases.
Ordóñez NG, Smith JL Jr.
Arch Dermatol. 1983 Oct;119(10):827-30.
[Cutaneous dissemination, after biopsy, of a pleural mesothelioma observed in Dakar].
Monnier A, Derrien JP, Lartisien D, Diop L, Varieras G, Thomas J.
Bull Soc Med Afr Noire Lang Fr. 1977;22(2):191-3. French.
[Scalp metastases of pleural mesothelioma].
Bazex A, Miguères J, Dupré A, Christol B, Jover A, Cantala P.
Bull Soc Fr Dermatol Syphiligr. 1969;76(1):99-101. French.