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Bolewska A, Słowińska M, Błońska A, Ceryn J, Grala B, Narbutt J, Ciążyńska M, Małecki W, Skibińska M, Lesiak A, Paluchowska E, Owczarek W. Tumor of the Nose - A Rare Manifestation of a Metastatic Lung Cancer. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2021; 14:1311-1318. [PMID: 34584435 PMCID: PMC8464336 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s318748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Lung cancer most often metastasizes to the central nervous system, bone and liver. Although metastases to the skin are quite rare, it is estimated that they may be the first clinical manifestation of this disease in 0.7%–12% of cases. Metastases to the skin are caused by adenocarcinoma (about 30%), squamous cell carcinoma (30%) and undifferentiated carcinoma (40%). Nasal tip metastases are extremely rare. They can be confused with more common skin problems, including non-melanoma skin cancers, rhinophyma, inflammatory tumors or infectious diseases. We report two patients with a tumor on the nose, which proved to be the first sign of the metastatic lung cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Monika Słowińska
- Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
| | - Agata Błońska
- Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
| | - Justyna Ceryn
- Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
| | - Bartłomiej Grala
- Department of Pathology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
| | - Joanna Narbutt
- Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
| | - Magdalena Ciążyńska
- Department of Proliferative Diseases, Nicolaus Copernicus Multidisciplinary Centre for Oncology and Traumatology, Łódź, Poland
| | - Wojciech Małecki
- Department of Clinical Oncology and Chemotherapy, Poddębice Health Centre, Poddębice, Poland
| | - Małgorzata Skibińska
- Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
| | - Aleksandra Lesiak
- Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
| | - Elwira Paluchowska
- Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
| | - Witold Owczarek
- Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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