title: [Pulmonary metastasis of Basal cell carcinoma of the skin].
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma of the skin is a common neoplasm usually considered benign. Rarely, distant metastases can involve organs such as the brain, lung, and bone. We report the case of a 41-year old man diagnosed with lung metastasis secondary to base cell carcinoma. Given that the development of metastasis is associated with short survival and the therapeutic arsenal is scarce, we emphasize the importance of long-term follow up of such patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Navarrete Isidoro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abad Fernández
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López Vime
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jara Chinarro
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Juretschke Moragues
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012878:Skin Neoplasms; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed