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Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the thumb: a case report and review of subungual metastases from all primary sites
Author(s) -
VINE J.E.,
COHEN P.R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00129.x
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , pathological , metastasis , phalanx , metastatic carcinoma , thumb , metastatic lesion , carcinoma , radiography , pathology , cancer , lesion , primary tumor , radiology , surgery
Summary Subungual metastatic cancer from any primary site is rare. Only seven cases from primary renal cell carcinoma have previously been reported. We now describe a further example of this condition and review its clinical features, radiographic findings and pathological changes. The diagnosis of subungual metastasis should be considered in any patient with metastatic cancer who develops a new lesion of the distal phalanx.