The rarest among the rare? Acrometastases and disability in the past and beyond
Nathalie Antunes‐Ferreira,
Francisco Curate,
Carlos Prates
et al.
Abstract:Metastatic bone disease significantly impacts cancer‐related morbidity and mortality nowadays. Herein, we present an adult individual, probably a female, with multiple osteolytic lesions, of variable sizes, distributed predominantly in the axial skeleton but also affecting elements of the appendicular region. This individual also exhibits atypical manifestations of metastatic bone disease, in the form of acrometastases—metastases in the extremities, which are uncommon events in current clinical settings. The i… Show more
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