%0 Journal Article
%T Carcinoma escamoso metast¨¢sico primario de origen desconocido. Presentaci¨®n de un caso Primary Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Origin. A Case Report
%A Miguel ¨¢ngel Serra Vald¨¦s
%A Rodolfo Delgado Almanza
%J Finlay : Revista de Enfermedades no Transmisibles
%D 2012
%I Universidad de las Ciencias M¨¦dicas de Cienfuegos
%X El c¨¢ncer primario oculto representa seg¨²n varias series del 0,5 al 7 % de todos los c¨¢nceres que se diagnostican y la edad media de presentaci¨®n es 60 a os. Se presenta un caso de met¨¢stasis ganglionar de carcinoma primario de c¨¦lulas escamosas no identificado, de una paciente de 58 a os de edad, de color de piel blanca, con antecedentes de salud, ama de casa, que fumaba desde joven e inger¨ªa alcohol frecuentemente. Ingres¨® con aumento de volumen de los ganglios del cuello. Se diagnostic¨® por biopsia met¨¢stasis de carcinoma escamoso. No pudo identificarse el primario en vida ni en la necropsia. El c¨¢ncer metast¨¢sico primario de origen desconocido sigue siendo un reto para la pr¨¢ctica cl¨ªnica. Occult primary cancer represents, according to several series, from 0,5 % to 7 % of all diagnosed cancers, the average onset age being 60 years old. We report the case of nodal metastasis of unidentified primary squamous cell carcinoma in a 58 years old patient with white skin and a history of good health. The patient was a housekeeper who smoked from early age and frequently consumed alcohol. She was admitted with an enlargement of the neck glands. Metastases of squamous cell carcinoma were diagnosed through biopsy. Primary cancer was not identified neither while still alive or at necropsy. Primary metastatic cancers of unknown origin remain a challenge for clinical practice.
%K carcinoma de c¨¦lulas escamosas
%K neoplasias primarias desconocidas
%K metastasis de la neoplasia
%U http://www.revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/153