title: Secondary carcinoma simulating a pulp infection.
abstract: Pulp infections are second in frequency to paronychia among infections of the hand (Hamilton Bailey, 1977) Metastatic carcinoma involving the fingers, however, is very rare (Norman and Leventhal, 1966; Martin and Dove, 1983; Schulz and Kearns, 1983). A case is reported to illustrate that a secondary carcinoma from a lung primary can present itself as a pulp infection, with a poor prognosis.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D013933:Thumb