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.