title: Acrometastasis to metacarpal bone disclosing an occult lung cancer.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate an occulting metastatic lung cancer diagnosed by a painful mass at right hand. Under early diagnosis and meticulous treatment, this patient has been painless without local recurrence and had full hand function for 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Chih
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Jung
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Kuan
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Chieh
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yin-Chih
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Sung-Hsiung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chien
keywords: Acrometastasis; hand metastasis; lung cancer