BILATERAL, NON-BONY METASTASES TO THE HAND FROM CERVICAL CARCINOMA

Authors

A.M. Folasire1, A.I. Michael2, A.A. Oladeji1, and G.O. Ogun3

Correspondents

Dr. A.I. Michael
Department of Plastic Reconstructive
and Aesthetic Surgery
University College Hospital,
Ibadan, Oyo State,
Nigeria
Email: afiemichael@gmail.com

Affiliation of Authors

Department of Radio-Oncology, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Nigeria.
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Nigeria
Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Keywords: Non-bony metastasis, Hands, Cervical cancer

 

BACKGROUND

Hand metastases from carcinomas are very rare and account for just 0.1% of all metastases1. When they occur, bony metastases are the typical presenting feature2. We report an extremely rare case of bilateral non-bony metastasis to the hand of an 85 year-old woman from cervical cancer.

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