Vol. 8 (08) pp. 156-161 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/11472

CASE REPORT OF 64-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT WITH GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA PRESENTED AS PATHOLOGICAL NECK OF FEMUR FRACTURE

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Abstract

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. 

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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 (08), 156-161, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/11472

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Ahmed Hamdan Altowairqi
MBBS, Medical Resident at Saudi Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
Saudi Arabia
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