Distal appendicular bone metastases
Last revised by Andrew Murphy ◉ on 31 Jul 2022
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Dawes L, Murphy A, Lukies M, et al. Distal appendicular bone metastases. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1861
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Article created:
2 May 2008, Laughlin Dawes
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Peripheral bone metastases
- Appendicular skeletal metastases
- Distal appendicular skeletal metastases
Distal appendicular bone metastases, especially distal to the knee and elbow joints, are uncommon.
Clinical presentation
Localized pain and swelling, along with pathological fractures, are the most common 3.
Pathology
Etiology
Malignancies that most commonly spread to appendicular skeleton include 1:
- lung: most common (~20%); usually squamous cell carcinoma 2
- breast
- renal
- prostatic
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References
- 1. Miric A, Banks M, Allen D et al. Cortical Metastatic Lesions of the Appendicular Skeleton from Tumors of Known Primary Origin. J Surg Oncol. 1998;67(4):255-60. doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199804)67:4<255::aid-jso9>3.0.co;2-7 - Pubmed
- 2. Letanche G, Dumontet C, Euvrard P, Souquet P, Bernard J. [Distal Metastases of Bronchial Cancers. Bone and Soft Tissue Metastases]. Bull Cancer. 1990;77(10):1025-30. - Pubmed
- 3. Leeson M, Makley J, Carter J. Metastatic Skeletal Disease Distal to the Elbow and Knee. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1986;(206):94-9. - Pubmed
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