Metastatic malignancy associated with reflex sympathetic dystrophy

R Ameratunga; M Daly; D E Caughey

Metastatic malignancy associated with reflex sympathetic dystrophy

J Rheumatol. 1989 Mar;16(3):406-7.

Authors

R Ameratunga¹, M Daly, D E Caughey

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology Department, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.

PMID: 2542546

Abstract

A patient who presented with reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the foot is described. Biopsy confirmed metastases of the small bones which at postmortem proved to be from carcinoma of the lung.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / complications*
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / secondary
Bone Diseases, Metabolic / complications
Bone Neoplasms / complications*
Bone Neoplasms / secondary
Female
Foot Diseases / complications*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms*
Middle Aged
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / complications*