ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023
Cutaneous metastasis as a first presentation of lung carcinoma: a case series.
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- Skin Metastasis of an Occult Primary Bronchopulmonary Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review.Cureus · 2026Article
- Diagnostic challenge of aneurysmal dermatofibroma mimicking cutaneous metastasis in a patient with lung cancer: A case report.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Article
- A rare case of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung initially presenting as a painful skin nodule.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Carcinoma lung with cutaneous metastasis: experience from an Indian institute.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionCutaneous metastases (CM) revealing lung carcinoma are extremely rare, accounting for 0.8%. The diagnosis is guided by histology and immunohistochemistry. Treatment is palliative. The prognosis is poor. CASE PRESENTATION: This is a retrospective study of the available clinical and histological records of four North African patients with CM revealing lung cancer treated at our institute between 2004 and 2010. Three men and one woman were registered. The mean age was 54.5 years (38-74 years). Two patients had primary adenocarcinoma, one patient had small cell carcinoma and one had squamous cell carcinoma. Treatment was based on chemotherapy in two cases and antalgic radiotherapy in two cases, one patient underwent surgical resection as the lesion was infected. The overall survival after diagnosis was between one and four months.
conclusionsA skin nodule can be the first symptom revealing lung cancer. A rare clinical presentation that should not be taken for a benign nodule, the biopsy and histological study with immunohistochemistry confirm the diagnosis.
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