Inflammatory arthritis secondary to metastatic gastric cancer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Metastatic spread of malignancy to the joints is rare and only a few cases of solid tumors have been reported. We describe a patient with inflammatory arthritis of the knee and ankle secondary to metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the joints and bone diagnosed by synovianalysis. Arthritis secondary to metastatic cancer is a poor prognostic sign. The diagnosis is based on a strong clinical suspicion, magnetic resonance imaging, and joint fluid cytology or synovial biopsy.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Bone Neoplasms
- Knee Joint
- Stomach Neoplasms