Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy; Report of a Case Associated With a Chordoma of the Base of the Skull and Lymphangitic Pulmonary Metastases

Case Reports1 October 1949HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY; REPORT OF A CASE ASSOCIATED WITH A CHORDOMA OF THE BASE OF THE SKULL AND LYMPHANGITIC PULMONARY METASTASESNATHANIEL UHR, JACOB CHURGNATHANIEL UHR, JACOB CHURGAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-4-681 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMuch knowledge regarding the clinical aspects of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy has been acquired in the past half century. Its etiology and mechanism, however, remain to be elucidated. In the majority of cases, osteoarthropathy, with its concomitant clubbing of the fingers and toes, is seen as a sequel of chronic suppurative or neoplastic disease of the thoracic organs, less commonly of the abdominal viscera. Only in rare instances has the condition been known to precede the manifestation of the underlying disease. When this occurs, diagnosis is often impossible until late. The following is an illustrative case.CASE REPORTJ. S., a 21...Bibliography1. FAUSTGILMOREMUDGETT DBHRCS: Chordomata: a review of literature, with report of a sacrococcygeal case, Ann. Int. Med., 1944, xxi, 678-698. Google Scholar2. BRUCEMEKIE JR: Chordoma, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1937, lv, 40-47. Google Scholar3. MENDLOWITZ M: Clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, Medicine, 1942, xxi, 269-306. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MARIE P: De l'ostéo-arthropathie hypertrophiante pneumique, Rev. de méd., 1890, x, 1-36. Google Scholar5. BAMBERGER EV: Ueber Knochenveranderungen bei chronischen Lungen- und Herzkrankheiten, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1890, xviii, 193-217. Google Scholar6. FRIED BM: Chronic pulmonary osteoarthropathy. Dyspituitarism as probable cause, Arch. Int. Med., 1943, lxxii, 565-580. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 31, 1946. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMetastatic skull base chordoma: A systematic reviewMulticentric chordoma:Report of a caseAn evaluation of the diagnosis and treatment of chordomaStereotactic Diagnosis and Radioactive Treatment in a Case of Spheno-Occipital ChordomaPathologie der Geschwülste des HirnschädelsCarcinomrezidivoperationen 1 October 1949Volume 31, Issue 4Page: 681-691KeywordsEtiologySkull ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...