METASTATIC TUMORS OF THE HAND - REPORT OF 6 ADDITIONAL CASES

Six metastatic tumours of the hand are reported, Five were located in long bones of the hand and one in the soft tissues without bone involv ement, The primary tumours arose in the lung, kidney, hard palate, lar ynx and pharynx, Treatment was palliative and consisted of amputation for distal lesions and local excision and/or radiation for proximal le sions when symptomatic, Short-term prognosis was poor with a median su rvival of 7 months, In two patients, hand metastases were the first si gn of malignant disease.