Friday, March 25, 2005

Cancer Metatasis to the Foot

Every few years, there is a case report in the literature of foot pain being either the presenting feature of cancer or occuring in those with known cancer somewhere else in the body (due to a metastasis). Recently, there have been two ..... providing a timely reminder of our importance in arriving at a correct diagnosis:

From: International Urology & Nephrology. 2004;36(3):329-30.
Renal cell carcinoma presenting as solitary foot metastasis. [quote]Skeletal metastases from genitourinary tract are common, but metastatic tumors involving the hand and foot are rare. We herein present a case of 55-year-old man who presented with painful swelling of right foot and no urological complaints. Investigations revealed left renal mass and fine needle aspiration cytology from the swelling revealed findings consistent with metastatic clear cell carcinoma.

From: Onkologie. 2005 Mar;28(3):141-3
Isolated talus metastasis from breast carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature. [quote]Background: Acrometastases are very rare and have been identified in only a few cases on the foot. At the onset, they might be misdiagnosed as arthritis. Case Report: A 59-year-old woman with isolated metastasis to the talus, originating from breast carcinoma was treated by radiotherapy, letrazole, and intravenous bisphosphonates. Results: The review of the literature revealed that this is the first case of an isolated metastasis to the bone of talus from a breast carcinoma, while there are a few cases originating from other organs. The differential diagnosis of acrometastases may be difficult. Conclusion: Pain in the foot or hand of a patient with a known history of malignancy should be considered as potential metastasis.

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