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Metastatic adenocarcinoma after intramedullary fixation of a tibial fracture: A report of two cases.
- Source :
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The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume [J Bone Joint Surg Br] 2010 Nov; Vol. 92 (11), pp. 1592-5. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- We present two cases of metastatic lung cancer which occurred at the site of a previously united tibial fracture. Both patients were treated with a locked intramedullary nail. The patients presented with metastases at the site of their initial fracture approximately 16 and 13 months after injury respectively. We discuss this unusual presentation and review the relevant literature. We are unaware of any previous reports of a metastatic tumour occurring at the site of an orthopaedic implant used to stabilise a non-pathological fracture. These cases demonstrate the similar clinical presentation of infection and malignancy: a diagnosis which should always be considered in such patients.
- Subjects :
- Adenocarcinoma diagnosis
Aged
Bone Neoplasms diagnosis
Female
Fracture Healing
Humans
Lung Neoplasms diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
Tibial Fractures diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma secondary
Bone Neoplasms secondary
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary adverse effects
Tibia
Tibial Fractures surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2044-5377
- Volume :
- 92
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21037359
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.92B11.24715