Squamous cell lung cancer with solitary subungual metastasis.
10.3349/ymj.2000.41.5.666
- Author:
Jeong Seon RYU
1
;
Jae Wha CHO
;
Tai Hoon MOON
;
Hong Lyeol LEE
;
Hye Seong HAN
;
Gwang Seong CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Inchon, Korea. jsryu@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung cancer;
Subungual metastasis
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/secondary*;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/radiography;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology;
Case Report;
Human;
Lung Neoplasms/radiography;
Lung Neoplasms/pathology*;
Male;
Middle Age;
Nails*/pathology;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Skin Neoplasms/secondary*;
Skin Neoplasms/pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2000;41(5):666-668
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Subungual metastasis resulting from internal malignancies is an extremely rare event. A few cases of subungual metastasis from lung cancer have been reported. However, subungual metastasis arising from lung cancer without any other form of distant metastases has not been reported. The misdiagnosis of a solitary subungual metastases as a benign inflammatory lesion is an important problem as it may cause the misdiagnosis of a lower stage of lung cancer. We may be reporting the first case of a subungual metastasis from lung cancer without any other distant metastases.
