The Korean Journal of Medicine

The Korean Association of Internal Medicine (대한내과학회)
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Knee Pain as an Initial Symptom of Colon Cancer

슬관절 전이로 인한 통증이 초기 증상으로 발현된 대장암 1예

  • Cho, Yul-Hee (Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Jang, Min-Ok (Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Hee-Seon (Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Ko, Yoon-Ho (Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Jin-Hyoung (Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Young-Seon (Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Myung-Ah (Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine)
  • 조율희 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 장민옥 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 권희선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 고윤호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 강진형 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 홍영선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이명아 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2011.03.01
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Abstract

Knee pain is rarely an initial symptom of colon cancer, because most bone metastases develop in the late stage of cancer. Therefore, patients with colorectal cancer usually present with gastrointestinal symptoms. Recently, we experienced a 46-year-old female with rectal cancer that presented as knee pain due to tibial metastasis without other organ metastasis. She was evaluated for knee pain and diagnosed with a rectal cancer after biopsies of the tibial and rectal masses. We report the first such case in Korea with a review of the literature.

저자들은 슬관절의 전이로 인한 증상이 내원 당시의 첫 증상이 되어 진단된 직장암 1예를 경험하였기에 이를 문헌고찰과 더불어 보고하는 바이다.

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