Metastatic Adenocarcinoma to the Wrist Presenting as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Report of anUnusual Cause
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
;
: 75-77, 2011.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Secondary metastases to the hand are rare, accounting for 0.1% of all metastases, and commonly involve bones 1,2. Soft tissue involvement is extremely unusual although it is significantly more common in carcinoma than sarcoma. Metastatic lesions of adenocarcinoma of the rectum to the liver, lung and vertebrae are well known. Here we report an unusual site of metastatic deposit of primary adenocarcinoma of the rectum to the soft tissues of the wrist causing carpal tunnel syndrome, which if correctly diagnos
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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2011
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