Calvarial metastasis from adenocarcinoma of lung: An uncommon initial presentation diagnosed by cytology

Subrata Pal, Biswajit Biswas, Ranu Roy Biswas, Rajashree Pradhan, Abhishek SharmaJournal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics 2020 16(4):935-937 Bone metastasis from lung primary is not uncommon and about one-third of bone metastases originate from lung. However, skull bone metastasis is uncommon from lung carcinoma. Metastasis to skull bone and scalp as an initial presentation of lung carcinoma is a very rare phenomenon. We have diagnosed a case of calvarial metastasis with scalp swelling as an initial presentation of adenocarcinoma of lung by fine-needle aspiration cytology in an aged female. Radiologically, it was suggested as tuberculous lesion but cytology gave the correct diagnosis. Here, we present a rare case of calvarial metastasis as a presentation of adenocarcinoma of lung in an elderly female.
Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research