PERIPHERAL BONE METASTASIS OF A RARE LUNG-CANCER

Authors
DEABAFFY AM RICHTER RH GRUNERT J
Citation
Am. Deabaffy et al., PERIPHERAL BONE METASTASIS OF A RARE LUNG-CANCER, Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 117(8), 1998, pp. 477-478
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09368051
Volume
117
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
477 - 478
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-8051(1998)117:8<477:PBMOAR>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This article describes the case of a 54 year-old man with a rare large cell cancer of the lung who presented with a metastasis to the right hand. Radiography showed destruction of the phalanx, and histology stu dy confirmed a metastasis of the lung cancer. Metastatic spread is dis cussed and compared to other metastatic diseases of the hand.