Gastric cancer revealed by a pathologic fracture due to bone
metastasis
Key clinical message: Lectors should keep in mind that bone
metastases can also be due to digestive, especially gastric tumours.
Therefore, upper endoscopy should be performed in cas of gastric pain or
other evocative sign.
Abstract: Gastric cancer rarely disseminates to the bone.
Initial clinical presentation of bone metastasis without any preceding
gastrointestinal symptoms in gastric cancer patient is also extremely
infrequent. Herein, we report an original case of gastric cancer
revealed by a pathologic fracture due to bone metastasis.
Keywords: Gastric cancer, bone metastasis
Introduction: Gastric cancer frequently spreads to the regional
lymph nodes, liver and lungs following surgery or late in the clinical
course (1). However, bone metastasis is rare, and is associated with a
poor prognosis. Initial clinical presentation of bone metastasis without
any preceding gastrointestinal symptoms in gastric cancer patient is
extremely rare. A case of gastric cancer revealed by a pathologic
fracture due to bone metastasis is reported.