Open AccessDiagnostic dilemma of a thumb swelling: An unpropitious turn of events
Author(s) -
Seetharama B. Rao,
Pooja K Suresh,
Merwyn Fernandes,
Laxman Prabhu,
Saraswathy Sreeram,
Rajendra Annappa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_624_18
Subject(s) - thumb , medicine , dilemma , swelling , renal cell carcinoma , distant metastasis , metastasis , surgery , radiology , pathology , cancer , philosophy , epistemology
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.