Open AccessCutaneous metastasis as a first presentation for lung adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Yazan Abdeen,
Sawsan Amireh,
Alpa V. Patel,
Moh’d Al-Halawani,
Hamid Shaaban,
Richard A. Miller
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.183010
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , lung cancer , adenocarcinoma , lung , metastasis , context (archaeology) , scalp , past medical history , pathology , lesion , biopsy , radiology , cancer , dermatology , paleontology , biology
According to the recent World Health Organization reports, lung cancer has become the most common type of malignancy and the leading cause of death from cancer. Lung cancer frequently metastasizes to hilar lymphnodes, brain, adrenal glands, bone, but rarely to skin.