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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2009; 30(04): 149-150
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.65343
CASE REPORT

Cancer lung: An unusual presentation

Shankar L Jakhar
Department of Radiotherapy, Mathura Das Mathur Hospital, Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Rohitashwa Dana
Department of Radiotherapy, Mathura Das Mathur Hospital, Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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D P Punia
Department of Radiotherapy, Mathura Das Mathur Hospital, Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Abstract

Phalanx bone metastasis as the initial manifestation of lung cancer is a rare presentation. A 70-year-old man presented with swelling and pain in his right ring finger. He had no other complaints or abnormal findings on clinical examination. A right hand radiograph showed an osteolytic lesion in the first phalanx of the ring finger. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the swelling suggested a metastatic adenocarcinoma. A skeletal survey, hematological, biochemical, and other radiological tests were found to be normal, except for an opacity seen in the right lung midzone. A bronchoscopic biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma of the lung.

Keywords

Bone metastasis - cancer lung - phalanx


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19 November 2021

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