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Subcutaneous metastatic nodules are uncommon presentation of underlying malignancy. Cutaneous metastasis is seen in less than 4% cases of all malignancies and is usually seen following initial diagnosis. Lung carcinoma has higher predisposition for bony metastasis compared to other malignancies, however skull metastasis is rare. Cutaneous metastasis is seen in less than 15% cases of lung cancer. These lesions are mostly detected late after the diagnosis of primary tumour in later course of disease. However, an asymptomatic patient presenting with scalp swelling as initial presentation of underlying advances lung malignancy is rare, less than 20 such cases reported in literature till date. Our case is highlighting not only the rarity of such cases but also consider detail evaluation of any scalp swelling.
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References
Turner RC, Lucke-Wold BP, Hwang R, Underwood BD. Lung cancer metastasis presenting as a solitary skull mass. J Surg Case Rep 2016;6:rjw116.
Coleman RE. Clinical features of metastatic bone disease and risk of skeletal morbidity. Clin Cancer Res 2006;12(20 Pt 2):6243s–9s.
Sharma S, Kotru M, Yadav A, et al. Role of fine-needle aspiration cytology in evaluation of cutaneous metastases. Diagn Cytopathol 2009;37(12):876-80.
Jayashree K, Nagappa DK. The cytology of subcutaneous chest wall metastasis originating from Bronchiolo- Alveolar carcinoma. IJP 2011;6(4):212-5.
Sugiura H, Yamada K, Sugiura T, et al. Predictors of survival in patients with bone metastasis of lung cancer. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2008;466(3):729-36.
Goswami B, Jessalpara K, Santwani PM, et al. Malignant pericardial effusion and cutaneous metastasis - an initial presentation of adenocarcinoma of lung. J Cytol 2007;24(4):199-200.
Brady LW, O'Neill EA, Farber SH. Unusual sites of metastases. Semin Oncol 1977;4(1):59-64.
Singh LS, Singh TY, Singh KR, et al. Skin metastases as the first manifestation of lung cancer: a case report. Int J Res Health Sci 2014;2(1):363-5.
Hidaka T, Ishii Y, Kitamura S. Clinical features of skin metastasis from lung cancer. Intern Med 1996;35(6):459-62.