Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report

Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report

The zosteriform pattern is an infrequent cutaneous finding in oncologic patients who have a skin metastasis from a different primary source. Herein we report a case of adenocarcinoma of the lung which presented with zoster-like lesions along the thoracic dermatome. The histopathology indicated a met...

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Main Authors: Kumpol Aiempanakit, Siripan Sangmala, Kanokphorn Chiratikarnwong, Sauvarat Auepemkiate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Zosteriform
Cutaneous metastasis
Lung cancer
Adenocarcinoma
TTF-1
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117302903
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spelling doaj-a7029a9db90d4eed95320aebd11a54df2020-11-24T23:02:11ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712017-01-0122C27427610.1016/j.rmcr.2017.10.002Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case reportKumpol Aiempanakit0Siripan Sangmala1Kanokphorn Chiratikarnwong2Sauvarat Auepemkiate3Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, ThailandDivision of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, ThailandDivision of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, ThailandDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, ThailandThe zosteriform pattern is an infrequent cutaneous finding in oncologic patients who have a skin metastasis from a different primary source. Herein we report a case of adenocarcinoma of the lung which presented with zoster-like lesions along the thoracic dermatome. The histopathology indicated a metastatic neoplasm with variable glandular formations. Immunohistochemistry results pointed to the diagnosis of metastasized lung cancer. We suggest physicians should consider this rare diagnosis when experiencing similar cases.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117302903ZosteriformCutaneous metastasisLung cancerAdenocarcinomaTTF-1
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author Kumpol Aiempanakit
Siripan Sangmala
Kanokphorn Chiratikarnwong
Sauvarat Auepemkiate
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Siripan Sangmala
Kanokphorn Chiratikarnwong
Sauvarat Auepemkiate
Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Zosteriform
Cutaneous metastasis
Lung cancer
Adenocarcinoma
TTF-1
author_facet Kumpol Aiempanakit
Siripan Sangmala
Kanokphorn Chiratikarnwong
Sauvarat Auepemkiate
author_sort Kumpol Aiempanakit
title Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report
title_short Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report
title_full Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report
title_fullStr Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report
title_sort zoster-like cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
issn 2213-0071
publishDate 2017-01-01
description The zosteriform pattern is an infrequent cutaneous finding in oncologic patients who have a skin metastasis from a different primary source. Herein we report a case of adenocarcinoma of the lung which presented with zoster-like lesions along the thoracic dermatome. The histopathology indicated a metastatic neoplasm with variable glandular formations. Immunohistochemistry results pointed to the diagnosis of metastasized lung cancer. We suggest physicians should consider this rare diagnosis when experiencing similar cases.
topic Zosteriform
Cutaneous metastasis
Lung cancer
Adenocarcinoma
TTF-1
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117302903
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