title: Unusual bilateral cervical metastases as first clinical evidence of lung cancer.
abstract: We report on an unusual case of laterocervical bilateral metastatatic masses with unknown clinical, radiological or computer tomographicic detected primary site of origin. Cancer of an unknown primary site is a clinical syndrome, accounting for 2%-5% of patients with cancer. The peculiarities of our case are its evolution as fast-growing bilateral tumor masses with involvement of other neck structures and its unexpected origin from the lung, certified by complementary immunohistochemical tests following surgery, in the absence of any other clinical signs or any detectable lung tumor mass by radiological or computer tomographic tests.
authors.affiliation: Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Histology, Angiogenesis Research Center, Timisoara, Piata Eftimie Murgu nr. 2, Timisoara, Timis, Romania. ancacimpean1972@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Boia Eugen
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Radu
authors.forename: Poenaru
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marioara
authors.forename: Balica Nicolae
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Constantin
authors.forename: Cimpean Anca
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.forename: Ceausu Amalia
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Raluca
authors.forename: Raica
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marius
authors.forename: Doros
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*