Lung Cancer Presenting as Acrometastasis to the Finger: A Case Report

Lung cancer is the commonest cause of acrometastatic disease to the fingers. Here we describe a case of occult lung cancer presenting as unrelenting finger pain and swelling from a metastatic phalangeal fracture. The patient's management was largely palliative and he died soon after discovery o...

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Main Authors: Lawrence Stephen Long, Leslea Brickner, Lisa Helfend, Tony Wong, Derek Kubota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/234289