[Thumb acrometastasis revealing lung adenocarcinoma: a case report with review of literature].
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.
Akjouj
S
S
Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohamed-V, Rabat, Maroc.
El Kettani
N
N
Semlali
S
S
Chaguar
B
B
Chaouir
S
S
Hanine
A
A
Benameur
M
M
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*