title: Thenar metastasis from lung cancer.
abstract: We report an unusual occurrence of skin metastasis to the thenar eminence. Skin metastasis reflects the progression of the primary malignancy. Biopsy should be performed from the skin lesions, even those located at uncommon sites, for patients who have a history of uncontrolled lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekizawa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000209:etiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*