Open AccessLung cancer that recurred as carcinoma en cuirasse
Author(s) -
Nozu Shohei,
Nakanishi Norihiko,
Sadamoto Yasushi,
Sugita Atsuro
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.1041
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , lung cancer , metastasis , lung , carcinoma , cancer , oncology , pathology
Key message Cutaneous metastasis from lung cancer is rare. We report an unusual cutaneous metastasis known as “carcinoma en cuirasse” 7 years after left upper lobectomy to treat an adenocarcinoma of the lung.