Acrometastasis as the Initial Presentation of aKRAS-Positive Colon Cancer

The propensity of colon cancer to metastasize to bones is very low compared to prostate, breast or lung cancer. The reason for this is not yet understood, although an explanation for the osteotropism of certain primaries has been offered by the ‘seed and soil’ concept, suggesting that the bone micro...

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Main Authors: Helen Gharwan, Lavanya Yarlagadda, Austin Duffy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/340011