Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Cutaneous metastases in the facial region occur in less than 0.5% of patients with metastatic cancer. They are an important finding and are not often the first sign leading to diagnosis.</p> <p>Case presentation</p&g...
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| author | Barbetakis Nikolaos Samanidis Georgios Paliouras Dimitrios Samanidou Elpida Tzimorota Zoi Asteriou Christos Xirou Persefoni Tsilikas Christodoulos |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Cutaneous metastases in the facial region occur in less than 0.5% of patients with metastatic cancer. They are an important finding and are not often the first sign leading to diagnosis.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We describe the case of a 64-year-old male patient who presented with dyspnea, pleuritic pain, loss of weight and a nodule on his left cheek. A chest X-ray revealed a left upper lobe mass with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Excision biopsy of the facial nodule revealed small-cell lung carcinoma. Palliative chemo-radiotherapy was administered and the patient survived for 12 months.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>A high index of suspicion is necessary for the early detection of facial cutaneous metastases. Appropriate treatment may prolong patient survival.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3412380c98ee43409f20af90b86f6bae2022-12-22T01:39:21ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472009-01-01313210.1186/1752-1947-3-32Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case reportBarbetakis NikolaosSamanidis GeorgiosPaliouras DimitriosSamanidou ElpidaTzimorota ZoiAsteriou ChristosXirou PersefoniTsilikas Christodoulos<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Cutaneous metastases in the facial region occur in less than 0.5% of patients with metastatic cancer. They are an important finding and are not often the first sign leading to diagnosis.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We describe the case of a 64-year-old male patient who presented with dyspnea, pleuritic pain, loss of weight and a nodule on his left cheek. A chest X-ray revealed a left upper lobe mass with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Excision biopsy of the facial nodule revealed small-cell lung carcinoma. Palliative chemo-radiotherapy was administered and the patient survived for 12 months.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>A high index of suspicion is necessary for the early detection of facial cutaneous metastases. Appropriate treatment may prolong patient survival.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/32 |
| spellingShingle | Barbetakis Nikolaos Samanidis Georgios Paliouras Dimitrios Samanidou Elpida Tzimorota Zoi Asteriou Christos Xirou Persefoni Tsilikas Christodoulos Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case report |
| title_full | Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case report |
| title_short | Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case report |
| title_sort | facial skin metastasis due to small cell lung cancer a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/32 |
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