Metastasis of squamous-cell carcinoma of the lung to the first web space of the hand.
While primary squamous-cell carcinoma of the hand is common, metastasis of a squamous-cell carcinoma to the hand is very rare. It has been reported to arise from carcinoma of the lung and oesophagus and, rarely, from other tumours. We describe a patient with metastatic squamous-cell carcinoma occurring in the first web space of the hand from primary lung cancer, which remained undetected for 30 months after treatment of the metastasis.
Elhassan
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Mayo Clinic, 200 2nd Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. bassem_hassan@hotmail.com
Fakhouri
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D050279:Metacarpal Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*