title: Acrometastasis in renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Acrometastasis is rare and may occur as the primary manifestation of an occult malignant tumor. Clinically, it may mimic benign osteoarthritic diseases, thus resulting in misdiagnosis and improper treatment. We describe a patient with renal cell carcinoma that presented itself as a case of chronic osteomyelitis after trauma to a finger. Such a lesion presents diagnostic challenges to both clinicians and histopathologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0588, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Adegboyega
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adesokan
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Viegas
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis