First presentation of lung adenocarcinoma as a subungual metastasis.
Subungual metastasis as a presenting feature of lung adenocarcinoma is rare and may be confused with a benign inflammatory disorder of the nail unit with subsequent diagnostic and management delay. We discuss the case of a 46-year-old man with a subungual metastasis as a presenting feature of lung adenocarcinoma.
Seth
Rohit
R
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK. ro1120@doctors.org.uk
Athanassopoulos
Athanasios
A
Mir
Sinan
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