Skin nodule reveals lung cancer in a patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
Taylor DobersteinBrian L SwickNamrata SinghPublished in: Clinical case reports (2017)
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.