title: Metastatic malignant tumour in the hand.
abstract: Skeletal metastasis is a common event during the advanced stage of a malignant tumour, but metastasis to the hand is rare (about 0.1% incidence). We have seen seven cases of metastatic malignant tumour of the hand since 1983, and report them here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoo-Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Sur
authors.forename: Yong-Koo
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Won-Jong
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Bahk
authors.forename: Dong-Kyun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Seung-Koo
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rhee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery