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- Title
Cutaneous metastasis as a first presentation of lung carcinoma: a case series.
- Authors
Sakhri, Saida; Zemni, Ines; Ayadi, Mohamed Ali; Naija, Lamia; Boujelbene, Nadia; Ben Dhiab, Tarek
- Abstract
Introduction: Cutaneous 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. Conclusions: A 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.
- Subjects
SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; SMALL cell carcinoma; SYMPTOMS; CARCINOMA; LUNG cancer; METASTASIS
- Publication
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1752-1947
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1186/s13256-023-04029-2