Kabbara Jad, Mobayed Tala, Moussally Moutafa
Anesthesiology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Westlake, USA.
Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LBN.
Cureus. 2025 Jul 11;17(7):e87741. doi: 10.7759/cureus.87741. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality among cancers. Fungating tumors are rare manifestations of advanced lung cancer in which the tumor invades the chest wall and breaks through the skin. These tumors can have devastating physiological and psychological effects on patients. They confer poor prognosis to the affected patients. Furthermore, symptoms such as bleeding or foul smelling exudative discharge are associated with fungating tumors. When deemed suitable, surgical resection with chest wall reconstruction is the treatment of choice. We hereby present the case of a lung tumor invading the chest wall with extension to the skin. We also perform a review of literature on fungating tumors.
肺癌是癌症死亡的主要原因。溃疡性肿瘤是晚期肺癌的罕见表现，肿瘤侵犯胸壁并穿透皮肤。这些肿瘤会对患者产生毁灭性的生理和心理影响。它们使受影响的患者预后不良。此外，出血或有恶臭的渗出性分泌物等症状与溃疡性肿瘤有关。在认为合适时，行胸壁重建的手术切除是首选治疗方法。我们在此介绍一例肺肿瘤侵犯胸壁并累及皮肤的病例。我们还对溃疡性肿瘤的文献进行了综述。
