[Bone metastasis of bronchial carcinoma to the wrist. Case report].
The case of a 54-year-old man is reported who suffered from a painful swollen wrist with signs of inflammation. Due to persisting symptoms and development of osteolysis at the wrist, surgical exploration and excision of a metastatic tumor was performed. It then took further two months to discover the primary tumor, a small-cell bronchogenic carcinoma. This case with its non-characteristic history emphasizes that in all cases of prolonged soft-tissue swelling, tumors originating from soft-tissue or bone or metastatic tumors must be considered in differential diagnosis.
Königsberger
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Klinik für Plastische und Handchirurgie, Städtisches Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen.
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery