Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Devleena

Publications

• Case Report
  Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung with Skull Metastasis: A Case Report
  Author(s): Sanchayan Mandal, Devleena, Tamohan Chaudhuri and Subhra SilSanchayan Mandal, Devleena, Tamohan Chaudhuri and Subhra Sil
  
  Background: Squamous cell carcinoma lung presents about 30 percent of all non small cell lung carcinoma. It almost always associated with smoking and usually spreads to brain, bones, liver, adrenal glands and small intestine. But, spreading to skull bones is a rare event. Case Presentation: We here present a case of a 43 year old smoker with squamous cell carcinoma of lung where patient admitted with huge skull lesion invading through both inner and outer table and brain also. Previously, patient underwent lobectomy and three cycles of chemotherapy. This time, patient received palliative radiation to skull at our institute. Conclusion: There is only single case report worldwide similar to this case and proved the unusual presentation of this rare occurrence. It also raises questions about the appropriate management of patients with.. Read More»
  

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