Extensive metastasis to the hand from undiagnosed adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Metastatic tumours of the hand are uncommon; we present a case of undiagnosed adenocarcinoma of the lung with extensive metastases to the carpal, and to the third, fourth, and fifth metacarpal, bones. Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis and the patient died three months later, no surgical treatment being offered.
Keramidas
Evangelos
E
Department of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, Northern General Teaching Hospital, Sheffield, UK. plastker@yahoo.com
Brotherston
Michael
M
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002348:Carpal Bones; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment