Hand and foot acrometastasis secondary to breast carcinoma

Hands and feet acrometastases are rarely observed. The authors report a case of bone metastasis to the left thumb and the right second metatarsal bone in a 37-year-old woman with breast carcinoma. Through this case report, mechanisms of such metastases are reviewed.

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Published in:	Chirurgie de la main Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 40 - 43
Main Authors:	Biyi, A, Oufroukhi, Y, Doudouh, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 01-02-2010
Subjects:	Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging Adenocarcinoma - secondary Adenocarcinoma - therapy Adult Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Bone Neoplasms - secondary Bone Neoplasms - therapy Brain Neoplasms - secondary Breast Neoplasms - pathology Breast Neoplasms - surgery Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Combined Modality Therapy Fatal Outcome Female Finger Phalanges Humans Lung Neoplasms - secondary Metatarsal Bones Radiography Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Rare Diseases Thumb
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Summary:	Hands and feet acrometastases are rarely observed. The authors report a case of bone metastasis to the left thumb and the right second metatarsal bone in a 37-year-old woman with breast carcinoma. Through this case report, mechanisms of such metastases are reviewed.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1769-6666
DOI:	10.1016/j.main.2009.08.008