Weight Loss, Cough, and Skin Nodules

A 70-year-old man presents with weight loss, hemoptysis, and painless cutaneous nodules. Explore the Differential Diagnosis and key investigations.

Small-cell lung cancer


A 70-year-old man presented with weight loss and hemoptysis. Multiple painless cutaneous nodules had developed over several weeks. What is the most likely diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Neurofibromatosis
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Disseminated leishmaniasis
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Small-cell lung cancer

Cutaneous metastases, Hemoptysis, Oncology, Paraneoplastic syndrome, Small-cell lung cancer

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