title: Multiple subungual soft tissue metastases from a chondrosarcoma.
abstract: Chondrosarcoma metastasises to the lungs and from there to other organs. A patient with several metastases in the soft tissues of the fingers and toes had previously been treated for a chondrosarcoma of the foot. Subungual metastases of chondrosarcoma are unusual and there is no evidence based treatment. We therefore treated the lesion of the finger by total resection of the nail (RO).
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Leonhard E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ramseier
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: G Ulrich
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Exner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery