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Oncología (Barcelona)
Print version ISSN 0378-4835
Abstract
HERMIDA-AMEIJEIRAS, A.; VAN DEN EYNDE, A. and REYES SANTIAS, R. M.. Craneal tumor and lower extremities palsy. Oncología (Barc.) [online]. 2007, vol.30, n.1, pp.42-46. ISSN 0378-4835.
INTRODUCTION: Small cell lung cancer (oat.cell carcinoma) comes up usually with respiratory symptoms and/or radiological findings. CLINICAL CASE: This clinical case corresponds to a patient with a metastatic skull mass and medullary compression syndrome as a debut of an oat cell lung cancer. CONCLUSIONS: A very marked suspicion is necessary for the clinical early diagnosis of small cell lung cancer with limited disease. Nevertheless, cases as the one reported here manifest its aggressiveness, with a high rate of dissemination at diagnosis and a high morbimortality.
Keywords : Small cell lung cancer; Skull metastases; Medullary compression; Ttf-1.