KUMJ | VOL. 8 | NO. 4 | ISSUE 32 | OCT-DEC, 2010
Unusual Site of Metastasis of Bronchogenic Carcinoma
Pant P, Sedhain A, D’Souza S, Renuka BG
Abstract: Metastasis of bronchogenic carcinoma to the chest wall and axillary lymphnodes
is a rare occurence. This study reports the case of a patient presenting with chest
wall swelling as initial symptom which on evaluation was found to be a lymphnode
metastasis. The patient also had axillary lymphnode metastasis on the same side as the
chest swelling with a contralateral pleural effusion. Here, we discuss the pathways and
possible mechanisms of contra lateral axillary and chest wall lymphnode involvement
without ispilateral nodal involvement in bronchogenic carcinoma.
Keyword : bronchogenic carcinoma, contralateral metastasis, axillary lymphnodes, chest wall mass
