Skin metastases as first manifestation of lung cancer

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Skin metastases as manifestation of internal neoplasiasconstitute a 0.8% of their initial presentation1and generally imply an advanced stage of thedisease and a short survival2.The lung cancer metastasises to the skin in 2.8-24%of the cases, generally in advanced stages of the disease,although in 7-19%, skin metastases appear asfirst manifestation thereof1,3. Sometimes, the studyof the extent in the patients reveals that there areno metastases at other levels. We hereby present thecase of a male diagnosed with a lung cancer whosefirst manifestation was the appearance of skin metastases