title: [Bilateral subungual metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the lung: a diagnostic trap!].
abstract: We report a bilateral metastasis of the fifth nail unit of the hand in a man with primary squamous-cell carcinoma of the lung. The presence of fingertip metastasis may be the first manifestation of an internal neoplasm and is related to a poor prognosis, with a survival rate of less than 50% after 6 months. Therefore, physicians should be aware of this condition when examining patients with similar unusual lesions.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Hopital Sainte Elizabeth, Namur.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vanhooteghem
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leempoel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Brassinne
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis