Abstract
Acrometastases are a rare but important clinical entity. We present the case of a
54-year-old man with a metastasis to a digit from a primary thymic carcinoma. The
prognostic implications of such a diagnosis are discussed. (J Hand Surg 2000;25A:1169-1172.
Copyright © 2000 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.)
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 7,
2000
Received:
April 25,
2000
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*No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
**Reprint requests: Edward A. Athanasian, MD, Department of Surgery/Orthopaedics, Suite A675, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021.
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