title: Metastasis of bronchogenic carcinoma to the 5th metacarpal bone: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Metastatic lesions to the hand are very rare and represent 0.1% of all osseous metastases.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a patient with metastasis of bronchogenic carcinoma of the lung to the 5th metacarpal to draw the attention for the potential of such lesions to be developed in this region. Due to the extensive metastasis to the hand the patient was referred to the oncologists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surgeon should be cautious regarding the differential diagnosis, the usual poor prognosis of such patients and the questionable need for reconstructive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, B' IKA-ETAM "Panagia" Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. tzaveas@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tzaveas
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pazis
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dimitriadis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kitsoulis
authors.forename: Aristeidis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vrettakos