Metastatic colon cancer to the hand. Am Surg 2006 Jan;72(1):98-100
Date
02/24/2006Pubmed ID
16494196Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33644862986 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 11 CitationsAbstract
A 72-year-old male presented with a painful index finger 18 months after sigmoid colon resection for T2 N1 adenocarcinoma. A presumptive diagnosis of gout was made but directed therapy failed to alleviate symptoms. A bone scan was positive for the index finger only and plain films demonstrated a lytic lesion of the distal phalanx. The patient underwent ray amputation of the involved digit and shortly later resection of a solitary pulmonary nodule consistent with colonic metastasis. At 18-month follow-up from these surgeries, the patient was doing well, without evidence of recurrent disease.
Author List
Gamblin TC, Santos RS, Baratz M, Landreneau RJAuthor
Thomas Clark Gamblin MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdenocarcinomaAged
Arthrography
Bone Neoplasms
Colonic Neoplasms
Diagnosis, Differential
Finger Phalanges
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
