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A Case of a Missing Proximal Humerus
CASE PRESENTATION: In this case, we demonstrate how a small radiolucency in the proximal humerus can progress to an even larger problem within a few months in a patient without follow-up. Our patient’s ultimate diagnosis was renal cell carcinoma with metastasis to the right proximal humerus, complet...
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University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434258/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926725 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.6.48396 |
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author | Williams, Jessica Lynn Hochman, Steven M. |
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description | CASE PRESENTATION: In this case, we demonstrate how a small radiolucency in the proximal humerus can progress to an even larger problem within a few months in a patient without follow-up. Our patient’s ultimate diagnosis was renal cell carcinoma with metastasis to the right proximal humerus, completely obliterating the affected bone. DISCUSSION: In many underserved communities, patients have limited access to medical care, particularly specialty care. These patients often present to the emergency department and are unable to acquire appropriate follow-up. This situation illustrates the social issues that our patients face every day affecting their access to healthcare and ultimately necessary medical treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-74342582020-08-20 A Case of a Missing Proximal Humerus Williams, Jessica Lynn Hochman, Steven M. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Images in Emergency Medicine CASE PRESENTATION: In this case, we demonstrate how a small radiolucency in the proximal humerus can progress to an even larger problem within a few months in a patient without follow-up. Our patient’s ultimate diagnosis was renal cell carcinoma with metastasis to the right proximal humerus, completely obliterating the affected bone. DISCUSSION: In many underserved communities, patients have limited access to medical care, particularly specialty care. These patients often present to the emergency department and are unable to acquire appropriate follow-up. This situation illustrates the social issues that our patients face every day affecting their access to healthcare and ultimately necessary medical treatment. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7434258/ /pubmed/32926725 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.6.48396 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Williams et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Images in Emergency Medicine Williams, Jessica Lynn Hochman, Steven M. A Case of a Missing Proximal Humerus |
title | A Case of a Missing Proximal Humerus |
title_full | A Case of a Missing Proximal Humerus |
title_fullStr | A Case of a Missing Proximal Humerus |
title_full_unstemmed | A Case of a Missing Proximal Humerus |
title_short | A Case of a Missing Proximal Humerus |
title_sort | case of a missing proximal humerus |
topic | Images in Emergency Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434258/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926725 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.6.48396 |
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