Cutaneous metastases of lung cancer

ABSTRACT

It is uncommon for a cancer to be diagnosed becauseof skin metastases. Cutaneous metastases as initialmanifestation of internal neoplasias, represent only0.8% of total cases and implies, in general, a very advancedgrade of the disease and short survival.When skin metastases of an unknown primary siteappear, lung cancer is the first option to be discardedin case of men, and breast cancer in case of women.Lung cancer spreads to the skin in 2.8-8.7% of thecases, in advanced phases of the disease, althoughjust in 7-23.8% of the cases, cutaneous metastasesappear as first manifestation of the primary tumor.Sometimes, a complete examination to discover thetumor reveals no metastases elsewhere

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