Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung presenting with cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis: a case report.
An elderly patient with paraneoplastic cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis (CLV) leading to the discovery of an as-yet asymptomatic, potentially surgically curable squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is presented. This type of vasculitis has not been previously described in association with this type of lung cancer. Since vasculitic paraneoplastic syndromes, including CLV, may develop before the clinical presentation of malignant tumors, the present case and others previously reported strongly suggest that in apparently idiopathic CLV, patients should be evaluated for the presence of occult malignancy that could be curable by early detection.
Odeh
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Department of Internal Medicine B, Bnai Zion Medical Center, and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Misselevich
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Oliven
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000209:etiology*