title: Occult bronchogenic carcinoma presenting as metastasis to the site of a bone anchored hearing aid.
abstract: The first report of a patient with metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma of the skin surrounding the abutment of a bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) is presented. Complications of bone anchored hearing implantation have been well documented to date. We present a 68-year-old lady who presented with an unusual skin lesion surrounding the abutment of her BAHA. This was the first presentation of her bronchogenic tumour. We also review the literature regarding cutaneous metastasis and complications of BAHA.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Otology, The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. e_hadjihannas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hadjihannas
authors.forename: Ann-Louise
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: Adrian T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Warfield
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Proops
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*