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Pilomatrix carcinoma with pulmonary metastasis. Report of a case
Author(s) -
Gould Edwin,
Kurzon Robert,
Kowalczyk Alexander P.,
Saldana Mario
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19840715)54:2<370::aid-cncr2820540233>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , metastasis , cancer , lung , general surgery , oncology , radiology , pathology
A 67‐year‐old white man developed a locally recurrent pilomatrix carcinoma of the back. Within a 4‐year period bilateral pulmonary metastases developed. This to the knowledge of the authors is the first reported case of a metastasizing pilomatrix carcinoma in the medical literature.