Skin metastases from primary lung cancer. Report of three cases and a brief review

Ardavanis, A.; Orphanos, G.; Ioannidis, G.; Rigatos, G.

In Vivo 20(5): 671-673

2006


ISSN/ISBN: 0258-851X
PMID: 17091776
Document Number: 601541
Skin metastasis from lung cancer is an unusual event carrying an ominous prognosis. Three cases with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with skin involvement and rapidly fatal clinical course due to extensive CNS metastasis are reported. The eventual association of skin metastases and a phenotype with "CNS-predilection" or an aggressive phase of NSCLC are discussed.

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