Background. Primary tumors of the patella are extremely rare and patellar metastases even rarer. Only a few cases were reported in the literature. This is to our knowledge the second report of patellar metastasis from a large bowel adenocarcinoma. A 53-year-old male patient with a past history of large bowel adenocarcinoma, lung and liver metastases consulted an orthopaedic surgeon because of pain, swelling and a flexion contracture of his left knee. Roentgenogram of the left kneerevealed a suspicious osteolytic lesion. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed. The cytopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic mucus-producing adenocarcinoma. The patient was treated palliatively with analgesics and radiotherapy.

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Repše-Fokter, Alenka, Vengust, Vilibald, Fokter, Samo K. (2001). Zasevek karcinoma debelega črevesa v pogačico. Zdravniški vestnik, volume 70, supl. 1, str. I-53-I-54. URN:NBN:SI:DOC-HLZ3PUPT from http://www.dlib.si

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Repše-Fokter, Alenka, Vengust, Vilibald, Fokter, Samo K.. "Zasevek karcinoma debelega črevesa v pogačico." Zdravniški vestnik volume 70. supl. 1 (2001) str. I-53-I-54.
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Zasevek karcinoma debelega črevesa v pogačico : prikaz primera in pregled literaturePatellar metastasis from a large bowel adenocarcinoma : a case report and review of the literature

Zasevek karcinoma debelega črevesa v pogačico : prikaz primera in pregled literature
Patellar metastasis from a large bowel adenocarcinoma : a case report and review of the literature