A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma / Liyana Dhamirah Aminuddin ... [et al.]
Patients with lung cancer may present with respiratory and systemic symptoms. However, cutaneous metastases from primary lung cancer is a rare phenomenon, especially in women, that signifies a poor prognosis. This paper reported a case regarding a 71-year-old woman who was first presented with a cut...
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my.uitm.ir.441992021-03-24T15:30:12Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44199/ A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma / Liyana Dhamirah Aminuddin ... [et al.] Aminuddin, Liyana Dhamirah Ab Wahab, Sabrina Shariffudin, Suhaili Taib, Tarita Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Cancer Diseases of the lungs Patients with lung cancer may present with respiratory and systemic symptoms. However, cutaneous metastases from primary lung cancer is a rare phenomenon, especially in women, that signifies a poor prognosis. This paper reported a case regarding a 71-year-old woman who was first presented with a cutaneous nodule over the year. Her condition was further progressed to multiple lesions on the back and abdomen, dyspnoea, haemoptysis and weight loss. The results of the skin lesion biopsy exhibited metastatic lung adenocarcinoma with positive immunohistochemistry for thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF1) and cytokeratin 7 (CK- 7). Computed tomography (CT) scan was conducted, and it revealed a left upper lobe lung mass. The patient was subsequently scheduled for additional management, but she had succumbed to complications of pulmonary embolism before the necessary interventions could be provided. In this particular case presentation, the biopsy of cutaneous lesions obtained had revealed an undiagnosed primary malignancy. Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2020-11-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44199/1/44199.pdf Aminuddin, Liyana Dhamirah and Ab Wahab, Sabrina and Shariffudin, Suhaili and Taib, Tarita (2020) A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma / Liyana Dhamirah Aminuddin ... [et al.]. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 5 (2). pp. 75-78. ISSN 0127 – 984X https://jchs-medicine.uitm.edu.my/index.php |
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Patients with lung cancer may present with respiratory and systemic symptoms. However, cutaneous metastases from primary lung cancer is a rare phenomenon, especially in women, that signifies a poor prognosis. This paper reported a case regarding a 71-year-old woman who was first presented with a cutaneous nodule over the year. Her condition was further progressed to multiple lesions on the back and abdomen, dyspnoea, haemoptysis and weight loss. The results of the skin lesion biopsy exhibited metastatic lung adenocarcinoma with positive immunohistochemistry for thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF1) and cytokeratin 7 (CK- 7). Computed tomography (CT) scan was conducted, and it revealed a left upper lobe lung mass. The patient was subsequently scheduled for additional management, but she had succumbed to complications of pulmonary embolism before the necessary interventions could be provided. In this particular case presentation, the biopsy of cutaneous lesions obtained had revealed an undiagnosed primary malignancy. |
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A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma / Liyana Dhamirah Aminuddin ... [et al.] |
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A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma / Liyana Dhamirah Aminuddin ... [et al.] |
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A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma / Liyana Dhamirah Aminuddin ... [et al.] |
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A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma / Liyana Dhamirah Aminuddin ... [et al.] |
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A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma / Liyana Dhamirah Aminuddin ... [et al.] |
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