[Bilateral subungual metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the lung: a diagnostic trap!].
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.
Vanhooteghem
O
O
Service de Dermatologie, Hopital Sainte Elizabeth, Namur.
Dumont
M
M
André
J
J
Leempoel
M
M
de la Brassinne
M
M
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