title: Bilateral patellar metastases as the clinical presentation of bronchogenic adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Common symptoms of the musculoskeletal system may occur as a rare presentation of an underlying malignancy. We describe a case of bronchogenic adenocarcinoma presenting as bilateral knee pain with arthritis due to bilateral metastases to the patellae. We also review the literature of patellar metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine E, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pauzner
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Istomin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Segal-Lieberman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matetzky
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Farfel
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed