Ann Dermatol.  2022 Dec;34(6):472-474. 10.5021/ad.20.007.

An Unusual Case of Basal Cell Carcinoma with Lung and Endobronchial Metastasis

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yang, Koreasan,
  • 2BioMedical Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
  • 3Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
  • 4Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea

Abstract

Recently, some cases of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with lung metastasis have been reported, but those involving simultaneous tracheal, bronchial, and lung metastases have been rarely reported. Here, we have reported a very unusual case of BCC with metastasis, presenting with lung nodules and endobronchial lesions after two metastasectomies. Since BCC is a slow-growing cancer that rarely metastasizes to distant organs, tumor stage workup including radiological imaging has not been routinely performed in clinical practice. This case showed that BCC can metastasize to the lung, although the currently reported metastasis rate of BCC is extremely low.

Keyword

Basal cell carcinoma; Lung; Neoplasm metastasis
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