title: [A surprising diagnosis in a male with a tumour of the chest wall--not always lung cancer].
abstract: Lung cancer is the most frequent malignant tumour in men. Advanced disease may produce metastatic tumours in subcutaneous tissue and also infiltrate the chest wall. We present a history of a man referred to our department suspected of lung tumour infiltrating the chest wall. Additionally, bone metastatic disease was diagnosed (ribs, vertebral bodies and skull). Thanks to a wide diagnostic approach, ductal cancer of the breast was finally diagnosed, a neoplasm that is extremely rare in male patients, usually presenting as a definite nodule in the nipple area of the breast. This case shows the importance of careful histological evaluation of the chest wall tumour.
authors.affiliation: I Klinika Chorób Płuc, Instytut Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc w W arszawie. k.lewandowska@igichp.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lewandowska
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Błasińska-Przerwa
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szołkowska
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Langfort
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartosiewicz
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maszkowska-Kopij
authors.forename: Włodzimierz
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kupis
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuś
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D035441:Thoracic Wall