title: Isolated chest wall implantation of non-small cell lung cancer after fine-needle aspiration: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a well-established and useful procedure in the diagnosis of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). Tumor seeding has been shown to be a potential risk. We report the case and management of a 78-year-old patient affected by LSCC who developed a chest wall metastasis in a straight line from the primary lesion along the FNAB needle track. Although tumor seeding after FNAB is a rare but possible complication, we suggest that careful examination for implantation (with periodical CT scans) should be performed for at least three years after FNAB.
authors.affiliation: Radiation-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence, Italy. v.scotti@dfc.unifi.it
authors.forename: Vieri
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Scotti
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Cataldo
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Falchini
authors.forename: Icro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Meattini
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Livi
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ugolini
authors.forename: Camilla Eva
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Comin
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: Ciro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franzese
authors.forename: Giampaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed