Open AccessZosteriform cutaneous metastases: an unusual presentation of metastatic lung carcinoma
Author(s) -
Wark Kirsty J. L.,
Mahendran Melani,
Tatian Artiene,
Singh Amandeep,
Woods Jane,
Aravindan Ananthakrishnapuram
Publication year - 2020
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/rcr2.515
Subject(s) - medicine , lung , adenocarcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , lymphatic system , metastatic adenocarcinoma , pathology , renal cell carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , cancer , paleontology , biology
Zosteriform cutaneous metastases are an unusual and rare morphological variant. We discuss the case of a 78‐year‐old gentleman with a background of end‐stage renal disease with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung which was diagnosed due to the development of zosteriform cutaneous metastases around his vascular catheter (vascath) site. The vascath may have acted as a traumatic nidus for lymphatic spread.