Clear-cell carcinoma of the lung metastatic to the hamate: a case report.
Metastatic lesions of the hand are uncommon. A report of a solitary metastasis to the hamate seems not to have appeared previously in the literature. A 46-year-old factory worker presented a rare tumor, clear-cell carcinom of the lung, metastasizing to an unusual location, the hamate. The symptoms simulated sympathetic dystrophy and diagnosis was delayed because of the late appearance of radiographic changes over 6 months after symptoms first appeared. Early bone scanning in patients with chronic pain may provide useful information prior to the appearance of X-ray changes.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002348:Carpal Bones; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011859:Radiography