CASE REPORT: From the Breast to the Finger - A Case Report of Acrometastasis

West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1383-1386 PMID: 38266227

Authors

  • I. O. Ita Department of Surgery, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria.
  • B. Mustapha Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.
  • A. O. Adesunkanmi Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, Nigeria.
  • A. A. Aderounmu Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, Nigeria.
  • A. A. Adefidipe Department of Morbid Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, Nigeria.
  • A. S. Aderibigbe Department of Radiology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, Nigeria.
  • F. O. Wuraola Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Acrometastasis, Breast cancer, Metastasis

Abstract

Background: Acrometastasis is an unusual presentation that is associated with a poor prognosis.

Summary of case: We report a case of an advanced breast cancer in a Nigerian woman, with clinical, radiological and histopathological features of lung, brain, and distal phalanx metastases. We report this case to highlight the need to have a high index of suspicion for acrometastasis as well as to emphasize the effect and challenges of managing metastatic breast cancer in a low-income country.

Conclusion: Breast cancer metastasis to the bones of the hand is a rare condition and associated with poor prognosis.

Published

2023-12-30

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 12 (2023): The West African Journal of Medicine

Section

Case Report
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