Skin metastases from primary lung cancer. Report of three cases and a brief review.
Skin metastasis from lung cancer is an unusual event carrying an ominous prognosis. Three cases with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with skin involvement and rapidly fatal clinical course due to extensive CNS metastasis are reported. The eventual association of skin metastases and a phenotype with "CNS-predilection" or an aggressive phase of NSCLC are discussed.
Ardavanis
Alexandros
A
First Department of Medical Oncology, St. Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece. ardavanis@yahoo.com
Orphanos
George
G
Ioannidis
George
G
Rigatos
Gerassimos
G
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy