Pilomatrix Carcinoma with Lung and Lymph Node
Journal of Lung Cancer
;
: 90-92, 2008.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-42705
ABSTRACT
Metastases Pilomatrix carcinoma is a rare locally aggressive hair-follicle tumor. We report a 54-year-old man who presented with a tumor in the left flank that was found by skin biopsy to be pilomatrix carcinoma. A contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis showed multiple small nodules in both lungs and lymphadenopathy in the abdomen. Video-assisted thoracoscopic biopsy of the lung lesions was consistent with metastatic pilomatrix carcinoma. After intravenous cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil, the skin, lung, and lymph node lesions shrank
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Main subject:
Pelvis
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Skin
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Thorax
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Biopsy
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Cisplatin
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Abdomen
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Fluorouracil
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Lung
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Lymph Nodes
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Lymphatic Diseases
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Lung Cancer
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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