title: Metastatic tumours of the hand. Report of six additional cases.
abstract: Six metastatic tumours of the hand are reported. Five were located in long bones of the hand and one in the soft tissues without bone involvement. The primary tumours arose in the lung, kidney, hard palate, larynx and pharynx. Treatment was palliative and consisted of amputation for distal lesions and local excision and/or radiation for proximal lesions when symptomatic. Short-term prognosis was poor with a median survival of 7 months. In two patients, hand metastases were the first sign of malignant disease.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Castelló
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nájera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D011859:Radiography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate