CASE REPORT OF 64-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT WITH GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA PRESENTED AS PATHOLOGICAL NECK OF FEMUR FRACTURE
Ahmad H. Altowairqi
, Mohammed G. Felemban
, Waheeb A. Alharbi
, Shaima H. Sabar
and Yousef K. Alghamd
- MBBS, Surgical Resident at Saudi Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
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One third of bone metastatic casesexperiencepathologicalfractures, which is a bad prognostic factor. Common sites of long bone pathologic fracture include the femur, tibia, and humerus.This article reviews a detailed history, examination and investigations of 64-year-old male patient with gastric adenocarcinoma who presented with a pathological neck of femur fracture. The present case aims to highlight the occasional involvement of bonemetastasis amongst gastric cancer patientspresenting as apathologicalfracture that was the onlypresenting symptom without gastrointestinal symptoms.
[Ahmad H. Altowairqi, Mohammed G. Felemban, Waheeb A. Alharbi, Shaima H. Sabar and Yousef K. Alghamd (2020); CASE REPORT OF 64-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT WITH GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA PRESENTED AS PATHOLOGICAL NECK OF FEMUR FRACTURE Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Aug). 156-161] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
MBBS, Medical Resident at Saudi Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
Saudi Arabia
