title: An atypical metastasis of follicular-type adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland to thumb.
abstract: Bone metastasis in the hand is rare. The etiology of metastatic hand cancers is different from other bones. Bronchogenic carcinoma is the most common primary tumor metastasis to hand. In this paper a rare case of thumb metastasis from "follicular-type carcinoma" of the thyroid is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gazi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huri