Digital Acrometastasis as Initial Presentation in Carcinoma of Lung A Case Report and Review of Literature

Bony metastases develop in 30% of all the cancers, but out of which only 1% to 3% occurs in the hand. Lung is the most common site for acrometastasis, followed by breast and renal cell cancer. Metastases to the digits are with non-specific presentation. We reported a case of 79-year-old male patient...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2016-06, Vol.10 (6), p.XD01-XD02
Main Authors: Sahoo, Tapan Kumar, Das, Saroj Kumar, Majumdar, Saroj Kumar Das, Senapati, Surendra Nath, Parida, Dillip Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
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amputation
Anaesthesia Section
bony metastases
lung cancer
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Summary:Bony metastases develop in 30% of all the cancers, but out of which only 1% to 3% occurs in the hand. Lung is the most common site for acrometastasis, followed by breast and renal cell cancer. Metastases to the digits are with non-specific presentation. We reported a case of 79-year-old male patient with initial presentation of swelling over left index finger, which was found to be squamous cell carcinoma of finger on histopathological examination. He was subsequently diagnosed as a case of squamous cell carcinoma of lung with acrometastasis.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2016/16063.7951