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Category: Volume 06 Issue 05 May 2018
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Title: Cutaneous Metastasis as an Initial Presentation of Lung Carcinoma: A Case Report

Authors: Dr Aditi Dhanta, Dr Priyanka Gupta, Dr Amit Mainra

 DOI:  https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i5.07

Abstract

Cutaneous metastasis as an initial presentation occurs in 0.8% of patients with internal malignancies. Cutaneous metastasis from lung carcinoma is rare and has ominous prognosis. Due to the absence of any pathognomonic appearance, it is usually misdiagnosed as benign lesions. Clinically, lung carcinoma may present first time with cutaneous lesions alone whilst the primary lesion in lung remains quiescent. We present the case of 62 years old male patient who presented with cutaneous metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of lung.

Keywords: Neoplasm, metastasis, carcinoma.

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Dr Priyanka Gupta

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