Metastatic Cutaneous Adenosquamous Carcinoma in a Patient Undergoing Chemotherapy for Lung Adenocarcinoma.
- Author:
Ho Song KANG
1
;
Ha Eun LEE
;
Mihn Sook JUE
;
Joo Yeon KO
;
Young Suck RO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drko0303@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenocarcinoma;
Adenosquamous carcinoma;
Chemotherapy;
Cutaneous metastasis;
Lung cancer
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Carcinoma, Adenosquamous;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Female;
Humans;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Shoulder;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(7):606-609
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous metastasis originating from lung cancer is relatively rare and accounts for only 0.5~6.7% of of lung cancer metastases. In general, there is a histomorphologic resemblance between primary carcinoma and cutaneous metastatic carcinoma. A 45-year-old woman presented with a painless 0.8 cm erythematous nodule on her left shoulder. During the past 3 years, she had been receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma with bone metastases. A histopathological examination of the skin lesion showed adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma components, which were compatible with adenosquamous carcinoma. Herein, we report an interesting case of adenosquamous carcinoma showing cutaneous metastasis, which is a different pathologic subtype from primary lung adenocarcinoma.
