Skin nodule reveals lung cancer in a patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis

A 69‐year‐old male with granulomatosis with polyangiitis presented with new skin nodules. Skin biopsy showed metastatic poorly differentiated lung adenocarcinoma. The skin nodule was the initial presentation of his lung cancer. There is need for increased vigilance for cancer risk in ANCA‐associated...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Doberstein, Taylor, Swick, Brian L., Singh, Namrata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5538075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28781854
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1072
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Sumario:A 69‐year‐old male with granulomatosis with polyangiitis presented with new skin nodules. Skin biopsy showed metastatic poorly differentiated lung adenocarcinoma. The skin nodule was the initial presentation of his lung cancer. There is need for increased vigilance for cancer risk in ANCA‐associated vasculitis patients.

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