Journal article
Cutaneous Lesion of the Nose as Initial Presentation of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Anticancer research, v 41(5), pp 2485-2488
01 May 2021
PMID: 33952475
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Abstract
Background/Aim: Cutaneous manifestations of disease are exceedingly rare and commonly overlooked in clinical practice. Allergies or contact dermatitis, autoimmune disease or skin cancer are the most common conditions typically associated with skin lesions. Rarely, cutaneous lesions may be the first sign of internal malignancy, or even resemble recurrent disease in those with history of cancer. Case Report: Herein, we report a case of an otherwise healthy male who presented to his primary care provider (PCP) with a skin lesion misdiagnosed as a furuncle, which eventually led to diagnosis of metastatic esophageal cancer. The patient was a 64-year-old male, presenting with a fungating lesion on the tip of his nose which was biopsied, confirming adenocarcinoma likely from a gastrointestinal source. Staging imaging showed extensive lung, liver, and boney metastatic disease. He was initially treated with chemotherapy and trastuzumab. Conclusion: Cutaneous lesions are a rare presenting sign of malignancy, but rapidly growing lesions should be evaluated for possible metastatic disease.
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- Title
- Cutaneous Lesion of the Nose as Initial Presentation of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
- Creators
- Aaron Haag - Allegheny General HospitalDeanna Huffman - Allegheny General HospitalChelsea Peterson - Allegheny General HospitalKarthik Shankar - Allegheny General HospitalLynna Alnimer - Ascension Providence HospitalYazan Samhouri - Allegheny General HospitalLarisa Greenberg - Allegheny General Hospital
- Publication Details
- Anticancer research, v 41(5), pp 2485-2488
- Publisher
- Int Inst Anticancer Research
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000648665800017
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85105470285
- Other Identifier
- 991021931093704721
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- Oncology