Big toe metastases as first clinical sign of occult bronchogenic carcinoma
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2010; 20 (10): 699-700
in English
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ABSTRACT
Metastasis to bone is a common manifestation of malignant tumours. However, metastasis to the bones of the foot is exceedingly rare. It usually arise from genitourinary tract and colon, with the tarsal bones accounting for half of all metastases. We report a rare case of pain and destruction of the distal phalanx of great toe, initially suspected as osteomyelitis, which on biopsy proved to be metastases from a clinically silent bronchogenic carcinoma
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pain
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Biopsy
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Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Toe Phalanges
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Lung Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Year:
2010
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