Cutaneous metastasis of endometrial carcinoma: an unusual and dramatic presentation.

Endometrial carcinoma is a common gynecologic malignancy in the United States, but it rarely progresses to disseminated disease. Cutaneous metastases are rare because of routine gynecologic examinations and early surgical intervention when any atypia is identified. Lesions vary morphologically, often presenting as large, painless, hemorrhagic nodules, and are difficult to distinguish from other cutaneous metastases, requiring careful examination of the patient's history and histopathologic findings.

The histopathologic features of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis.

Background: The histologic features of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) are generally non-specific and have been described only in brief case reports. We present a case of APD and review the literature with a focus on the histologic findings described.

Methods: A review of the English literature on APD was performed using PubMed and MEDLINE.

Changes in skin tanning attitudes. Fashion articles and advertisements in the early 20th century.

Historical reviews suggest that tanning first became fashionable in the 1920s or 1930s. To quantitatively and qualitatively examine changes in tanning attitudes portrayed in the popular women's press during the early 20th century, we reviewed summer issues of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar for the years 1920, 1927, 1928, and 1929. We examined these issues for articles and advertisements promoting skin tanning or skin bleaching and protection.