Clinical and Dermoscopic Characterization of Scalp Cutaneous Metastases From Breast Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study of the EADV Task Force on Hair Diseases

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Sechi, Andrea
Tartaglia, Jacopo
Ponzano, Mónica
Ciolfi, Christian
Piaserico, Stefano

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Cutaneous scalp metastases from breast carcinoma (CMBC) represent an uncommon manifestation of metastatic disease, with heterogeneous clinical presentations, including nodular or infiltrative lesions and scarring alopecia (alopecia neoplastica). The absence of standardized diagnostic criteria, particularly for alopecic phenotypes, poses challenges to early recognition of CMBC, which may represent either the first indication of neoplastic progression or a late recurrence.

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Sechi, A., Tartaglia, J., Ponzano, M., Ciolfi, C., Piaserico, S., Rakowska, A., Rudnicka, L., Lallas, A., Apalla, Z., Freites‐Martinez, A., Rapparini, L., Guaneri, V., Piraccini, B. M., & Starace, M. (2025). Clinical and dermoscopic characterization of scalp cutaneous metastases from breast carcinoma: A multicenter study of the eadv task force on hair diseases. International Journal of Dermatology, ijd.70059. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.70059

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