Isolated fracture of the lesser trochanter as a first manifestation of metastatic lung carcinoma.

Reategui-Villegas, D. ; Zumbado-Dijeres, A. ; Camacho-Carrasco, P. ; Ballesteros-Betancourt, J.

Resumen: Isolated fractures of the lesser femoral trochanter in adults without previous trauma, are rare, so an underlying pathology should be suspected. As a first option, a neoplastic process must be taken into account. Because the most frequent neoplastic pathology is metastases, a thorough medical history has to be taken and additional test must be done to diagnose the primary lesion. We report a case of a patient who presented with an isolated fracture of the lesser trochanter as the first manifestation of primary lung carcinoma.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.4021/jmc1077w

Año: 2013

Publicado en: Journal of medical cases 4, 4 (2013), 259 - 261
ISSN: 1923-4155

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Dataset asociado: Isolated Fracture of the Lesser Trochanter as a First Manifestation of Metastatic Lung Carcinoma ( 10.4021/jmc1077w)