Acute arthritis as an unusual complication of malignancy.
A 59-year-old man presented with an inability to weight-bear due to an acute, red, hot, swollen knee joint which was subsequently found to be due to a malignant joint effusion consequent to colonic carcinoma. Treatment with radiation therapy relieved his symptoms. A review of the literature reveals that malignant joint effusion is rare and this is only the third reported case secondary to colonic carcinoma.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia. zissiadisy@hotmail.com
D000208:Acute Disease; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged