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Giant basal cell carcinoma of anterior chest wall reveals metastasis to lungs: A case report.

Saad AhmadDavid SongJonathan Vincent ReyesRichard Jesse DurranceVikash JaiswalNishan Babu PokhrelRaju AlluriElizabeth Awerbuch
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy in the world, and the incidence of pulmonary metastasis is exceedingly rare. We present a case of middle-aged male with findings consistent with BCC with metastasis to the lungs managed with surgical resection and the use of targeted therapy using the hedgehog pathway inhibitor with improvement.
Keyphrases
  • basal cell carcinoma
  • middle aged
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • risk factors
  • rare case