Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: An unusual manifestation in nasopharyngeal cancer |
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Authors: | BM Biswal A Kareem NM Ahmed |
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Abstract: | A patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma developed clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy 6 months before radiological detection of secondary deposits in the lung. Another patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma developed digital clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy 6 months after the discovery of lung metastases. Development of a paraneoplastic syndrome in the form of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and digital clubbing is very rare. This manifestation of nasopharyngeal cancers is presented, with a short review of its biology and pathogenesis. |
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Keywords: | clubbing hypertrophic osteoarthropathy nasopharyngeal cancer radiotherapy |
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