Patellar metastasis from a large bowel adenocarcinoma.
Although bone tumors are often located in the knee area, primary tumors of the patella are rare (6, 8), and patellar metastases even rarer. A few cases were reported in the literature, originating from the breast, lung, kidney, uterine cervix and oesophagus. We report a case, for the first time to our knowledge, of a patellar metastasis from a large bowel carcinoma.
Urvoy
P
P
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, Lille, France.
Mestdagh
H
H
Butin
E
E
Lecomte-Houcke
M
M
Maynou
C
C
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography