[Phalangette metastases of cancer of the mouth. An uncommon mode of propagation].
The direct propagation of a cancer of the buccal cavity or oropharynx to the bone of a distal phalanx is demonstrated in two patients suffering from onychophagy. This exceptional way of cancer propagation must be searched for if an unusual site of metastasis is encountered.
Vanel
D
D
Service de Radiodiagnostic, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif.
Luboinski
B
B
Micheau
C
C
Wibault
P
P
Masselot
J
J
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
Métastases aux phalangettes des cancers de la cavité buccale. Un mode de propagation inhabituel.