title: [Acrometastasis of the hand. Case report].
abstract: The authors report a case of metacarpal metastasis in a young woman, diagnosed as a dorsal hand tumor, revealing a bronchial adenocarcinoma. Acrometastases are rare. The distal location makes biopsy easy. Treatment is palliative with radiation or amputation; the prognosis is poor.
authors.affiliation: Service de Traumatologie-Orthopédie (Pr El Manouar), CHU Rabat-Salé, Maroc.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Raissouni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ismael
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elmrini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boutayeb
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus