A case of pilomatrix carcinoma with lung metastasis.
- Author:
Young Jin CHOI
1
;
Woo Jin JEONG
;
Jung Hee KIM
;
Jung Min SON
;
Ho Jin SHIN
;
Joo Seop CHUNG
;
Goon Jae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. hemon@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pilomatrix carcinoma;
Pilomatrixoma
- MeSH:
Blood Vessels;
Cisplatin;
Drug Therapy;
Fluorouracil;
Humans;
Lung*;
Lymph Nodes;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Pilomatrixoma;
Recurrence;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2005;68(2):229-232
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pilomatrix carcinoma, the malignant counterpart of pilomatrixoma, is very rare. The tumor is locally aggressive with a great tendency for recurrence, but the metastatic potential is limited. Here we present a case report of pilomatrix carcinoma from left flank region with lung and lymph node metastasisn in 53-year-old male. Histologically, it has nuclear pleomorphism and blood vessel infiltration in contrast to pilomatrixoma. Both skin and lung lesions have been improved by 6 cycles of systemic chemotherapy with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil.
