Metastatic Malignancy to the Bones of the Hand

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Journal J Surg Oncol

Specialties General Surgery
Oncology

Date 1983 Oct 1

PMID 6632902

Citations 8

Authors

T S Chung

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Abstract

Metastatic involvement of the bones of the hand is extremely rare with an incidence of 0.007%. As of this report there are 55 cases reported in the English-language literature. This paper reports two additional cases and the literature is reviewed.

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