title: [Thumb acrometastasis revealing lung adenocarcinoma: a case report with review of literature].
abstract: Bone metastases in the hand and foot bone (acrometastases) are rarely observed. The authors report a case of a 57-years-old man diagnosed as hand tumour, revealing a bronchic adenocarcinoma. Radiography showed destruction of the phalanx, and histology study confirmed a metastasis of the lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohamed-V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akjouj
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El Kettani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Semlali
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chaguar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaouir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benameur
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology*