Multiple sites of soft-tissue metastases secondary to lung cancer: A case report

We report a case of concomitant metastasis in the nasal tip and suspected buttocks metastasis secondary to lung cancer, who complained of repeated cough and white sputum for 6 months. Diagnose: Primary lung cancer was diagnosed by bronchoscopy and biopsy, lesion on nasal tip was confirmed by biopsy. Furthermore, PET-CT scan identified the untouchable buttocks lesion that could have been easily missed. Interventions: This patient refused systemic treatments, but he chose traditional Chinese medicine at home. Outcomes: He died 6 months after the diagnosis. Lessons: The possibility of metastasis of primary cancers should be considered when encountering soft-tissue neoplasm lesions, and a biopsy of the suspicious cutaneous lesions could likely aid in the histological identification of the primary cancer. PET-CT scan could be an effective supplementary tool for the diagnosis and evaluation of cancers.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research