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Arch Hellen Med, 25(6), November-December 2008, 786-789

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Buccal metastases and lung cancer - a case report

C. DIMITROPOULOS,1 I. KOSTARA,1 P. KALKANDI,2 A. KAPOULA,2 E. PAPALIODI,3 F. VLASTOS,1 K. FRANGIA,2 P. KYTHREOTIS1
1Center for Respiratory Deficiency, "Sotiria" General Hospital of Chest Diseases,
2Department of Pathology, "Sotiria" General Hospital of Chest Diseases,
3Department of Pathology, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

The case is presented of a 68-year-old man with a lung adenocarcinoma, with buccal and cutaneous metastases, which subsided after a chemotherapy regime combining a platinum derivative and paclitaxel. Follow-up of 12 months revealed no reappearance of the old nor occurrence of new metastases. Further studies are needed in order to understand the polymorphism and the best treatment of buccal metastases.

Key words: Buccal metastases, Chemotherapy, Cutaneous metastases, Lung cancer.

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