Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung presenting as pathological humeral fracture : a case report and novel surgical treatment
Prakash, Rohan Gella, Sreenadh Theivendran, Kanthan
Prakash, Rohan
Gella, Sreenadh
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Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
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2021-08-06
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We present a 73-year-old woman who presented with a pathological fracture of her right humerus. Further imaging and biopsy indicated a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung as the primary neoplasm. This represents the first published case of a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung presenting as a metastatic lesion of the humerus. Operative management of pathological fractures of the humerus has typically included either intramedullary nailing or the use of single-plating or double-plating techniques. The authors describe a novel technique using both intramedullary fixation augmented with a locking plate, steel cables and bone cement, with good outcome.
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Prakash R, Gella S, Theivendran K. Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung presenting as pathological humeral fracture: a case report and novel surgical treatment. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 6;14(8):e242436. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242436
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