Metastasis to the Skin
	Firm to hard flesh colored, red or blue nodules The trunk and scalp are the most frequent sites of metastatic carcinoma The source of cutaneous metastasis mirrors the frequency of tumors in the general population. A study in 1972 showed the following frequency of tumor metastasis. MEN: Lung, Colon, Melanoma, Oral cavity, Kidney, Stomach WOMEN: Breast, Colon, Lung, Melanoma, Ovary, Kidney Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in lung cancer in women and this tumor probably accounts for a higher percentage of skin metastases
	Histology: Within the dermis there is a proliferation of tumor cells often in a nodular configuration with central tumor necrosis.

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