title: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy as a clinical manifestation of lung cancer.
abstract: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is a paraneoplastic syndrome most often found in non-small cell lung cancer. Diagnosis is confirmed by the presence of clubbing on physical examination and periostitis on bone scintigram, and the syndrome generally resolves with treatment of the underlying malignancy. This article presents a case study and describes symptom management options, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, octreotide, and bisphosphonates.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. davismelissac@gmail.com
authors.forename: Melissa C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sherry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy