From the Breast to the Finger - A Case Report of Acrometastasis

I O Ita; B Mustapha; A O Adesunkanmi; A A Aderounmu; A A Adefidipe; A S Aderibigbe; F O Wuraola

From the Breast to the Finger - A Case Report of Acrometastasis

West Afr J Med. 2023 Dec 30;40(12):1383-1386.

Authors

I O Ita¹, B Mustapha², A O Adesunkanmi³, A A Aderounmu³, A A Adefidipe⁴, A S Aderibigbe⁵, F O Wuraola³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria.
² Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.
³ Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, Nigeria. . E-mail: ahafizo@yahoo.co.uk.
⁴ Department of Morbid Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, Nigeria.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, Nigeria.

PMID: 38266227

Abstract
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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.

Contexte: L'acrométastase est une présentation inhabituelle associée à un pronostic défavorable.

Résumé du cas: Nous rapportons le cas d'un cancer du sein avancé chez une femme nigériane, présentant des caractéristiques cliniques, radiologiques et histopathologiques de métastases pulmonaires, cérébrales et de la phalange distale. Nous rapportons ce cas pour souligner la nécessité d'avoir un haut degré de suspicion pour l'acrométastase ainsi que pour souligner les effets et les défis de la prise en charge du cancer du sein métastatique dans un pays à faible revenu.

Conclusion: La métastase du cancer du sein aux os de la main est une condition rare et associée à un pronostic défavorable.

Mots-clés: Cancer du sein, Métastase, Acrométastase.

Keywords: Acrometastasis; Breast cancer; Metastasis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Black People
Bone Neoplasms* / secondary
Breast Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
Female
Fingers / pathology
Humans

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