Bone metastasis as a way of onset of Lung Cancer

Authors

  • Elizabeth Pérez Velázquez Hospital General Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna” Las Tunas.
  • Delmairis Reyes Góngora Hospital General Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna” Las Tunas.

Keywords:

LUNG NEOPLASMS, NEOPLASMS, ADENOCARCINOMA.

Abstract

Lung cancer is the first cause of death due to cancer in Cuba. The diagnosis is generally made in advanced stages and in patients with respiratory symptoms. The onset with bone metastasis is not frequent and this gives rise to a late diagnosis. This study describes the clinical case of a 73-year-old man, with a history of smoking and other health problems, who presented to the orthopedics department complaining of right knee pain that was increasing gradually, which radiated to the right leg and thigh and caused him a certain functional impotence. As part of the study a chest x-ray and a computed axial tomography of the thorax were made showing a tumoral mass in the upper lobe of the right lung. An endobronchial biopsy confirmed an adenocarcinoma. Classified as IV stage the patient is currently being treated with chemotherapy.

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Author Biographies

Elizabeth Pérez Velázquez, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna” Las Tunas.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Neumotisiología. Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas.

Profesora Asistente. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas

Delmairis Reyes Góngora, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna” Las Tunas.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Neumotisiología y Medicina General Integral.

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Published

2016-09-05

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Pérez Velázquez E, Reyes Góngora D. Bone metastasis as a way of onset of Lung Cancer. Rev. electron. Zoilo [Internet]. 2016 Sep. 5 [cited 2025 Sep. 14];41(9). Available from: https://revzoilomarinello.sld.cu/index.php/zmv/article/view/896

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Vol. 41 No. 9 (2016): September

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Case reports

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