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Bladder cancer presenting with acrometastases: a different cause of foot pain

Authors: João Matos, Ilaria Mussetto, Raffaella Podestà, Daria Schettini, Nicoletta Gandolfo

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 7/2018

Abstract

Acrometastasis means tumor seeding distally to the elbow or the knee and is an uncommon event. Foot acrometastases occur in 0.58% of patients with skeletal metastases overall, and only about 10% of these are caused by bladder cancer. We present a case of bladder cancer manifesting with insidious foot pain, caused by multiple lytic lesions located solely at the left foot. It was suspected after whole-body CT and later confirmed by biopsy result. We enumerate the differential diagnosis of distal extremity lytic lesions for educational purposes and review the literature listing similar published cases.

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Title: Bladder cancer presenting with acrometastases: a different cause of foot pain
Authors: João Matos
Ilaria Mussetto
Raffaella Podestà
Daria Schettini
Nicoletta Gandolfo
Publication date: 01-07-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-018-2888-6

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