Long-term survival in a patient with metastatic squamous cell lung carcinoma: A case report.

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common malignancy in industrialized countries, with a 5-year survival rate of only ~15%, as the majority of the patients have advanced-stage disease at diagnosis and the treatment options are limited. Squamous cell carcinoma the second most frequent type of NSCLC and is closely associated with cigarette smoking. We herein present the case of a 72-year-old male smoker, diagnosed with stage IV squamous cell lung carcinoma, with a solitary brain metastasis.

A case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome possibly induced by amifostine during radiotherapy.

Skin reactions to amifostine are considered to be rare. Here we describe the case of a patient who developed a severe skin eruption (Stevens-Johnson syndrome) during radiotherapy probably due to amifostine. As in most of the patients described so far, the worst lesions were located in the skin areas previously treated with radiotherapy.