Abstract
Regarding the 35 patients with skin metastases from internal cancer that we examined in a recent 10-year period: 1) the number of metastases increased more than 3 times compared to an earlier 10-year period; 2) patient age at the development of metastases was nearly 10 years older than in the earlier 10-year period; 3) metastases from breast cancer in women have particularly increased in recent years; 4) the lung was the most frequent primary site (55%) for men, and the breast was the most frequent (62%) for women; 5) skin metastases from the stomach occurred in only 2 cases, and no cases of metastases from the uterus were noted.
