Recent-onset bloody nodule
The Journal of Family Practice. 2020 May;69(4):209-211
May 11, 2020|Family Medicine
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An antibiotic ointment failed to clear the lesion on the patient’s back. A more detailed history revealed the nodule’s troubling genesis.
Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment
Upon diagnosis, immediate referral for further local and systemic control is recommended. Treatment may consist of any combination of surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation.11
In this case, our patient was referred to Oncology for further treatment. Unfortunately, cutaneous metastases portend a very poor prognosis, with approximate survival times of 7.5 months.12
CORRESPONDENCE
M. Tye Haeberle, MD, 3810 Springhurst Boulevard, Ste 200, Louisville, KY 40241; tye.haeberle@gmail.com
