TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic dilemma of a thumb swelling
T2 - An unpropitious turn of events
AU - Rao, Seetharama B.
AU - Suresh, Pooja K.
AU - Fernandes, Merwyn
AU - Prabhu, Laxman G.G.
AU - Sreeram, Saraswathy
AU - Annappa, Rajendra
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - Benign and malignant bone tumors arise in small bones of the hands and feet. Nevertheless, secondary deposits at these sites are extremely rare. We report a peculiar case of an adult man who presented with thumb swelling, which was later discovered to be a metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. Such cases have a sinister prognosis with a survival rate of 6-12 months from the time of diagnosis. We intend to discuss the diagnostic dilemma and treatment of acrometastases.
AB - Benign and malignant bone tumors arise in small bones of the hands and feet. Nevertheless, secondary deposits at these sites are extremely rare. We report a peculiar case of an adult man who presented with thumb swelling, which was later discovered to be a metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. Such cases have a sinister prognosis with a survival rate of 6-12 months from the time of diagnosis. We intend to discuss the diagnostic dilemma and treatment of acrometastases.
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U2 - 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_624_18
DO - 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_624_18
M3 - Article
C2 - 32930143
AN - SCOPUS:85091051829
SN - 0973-1482
VL - 16
SP - 926
EP - 929
JO - Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
JF - Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
IS - 4
ER -