title: [Metastatic tumors of the soft tissues of the hand. Apropos of a case. Review of the literature].
abstract: Soft tissue metastases of the hands are rare tumours, representing 0.1% of all metastases. The authors report a personal case and review the literature concerning another 21 cases. The primary tumour is generally a lung or breast cancer. These metastases appear to be more frequent in men than in women. Their rarity can be explained by the absence of routine investigation of such sites. The development of such metastases always indicates a poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie G, Hôpital de la Source, Orléans.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Madinier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Favre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Michenet
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*