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. 2023 Mar 1;19(6):865–874. doi: 10.1177/15589447231153175

Table 1.

Summary of Retrospective Review Studies on Acrometastasis to the Hand and Wrist and Corresponding MINORS Scores.

Author Year Patients (n value) Hand cases Male (%) Primary cancer (all cases) Hand lesions Survival (all cases)a MINORS score
Healey et alA483 1986 27 18 NM Lung (5), kidney (5), esophagus (4), colorectal (3), breast (2), ovary (2), prostate (2), bone (2), bladder (1), uterus (1), thyroid (1), unknown (1) Trapezium (1), hamate (1), lunate (1), triquetrum, 1MC (1), 2MC (2), 3MC (1), 4MC (3), 5MC (2), (1)1DP (1), 1PP (2), 2PP (1), 3DP (1), 4DP (1), 4PP (1) 5DP (1) 8.4 ± 8.5 7
Leeson et alA484 1986 57 5 29 (50.9%) Lung (17), kidney (8), neuroblastoma (5), prostate (4), thyroid (3), stomach (3), cervix (2), skin (2), breast (1), retinoblastoma (1), liver (1), rhabdomyosarcoma (1) 5 “hand” 6.7 (1-28) 7
Amandio and LombardiA485 1987 18 18 14 (77.8%) Lung (5), kidney (5), breast (1), head and neck (3), femur (1), humerus (1), colorectal (1) 1PP (1), 1DP (3), 2PP (1), 2DP (1), 3DP (4), 4DP(3), 5DP (1), 2MC (1), capitate (1), scaphoid (1), lunate (1), palm (ST)(2), dorsum of hand (ST)(2) 5.0 12
Libson et alA486 1987 21 21 13 (61.9%) Lung (13), breast (4), kidney (1), prostate (1), colon (1), unknown (1) “Carpal” (2), “Metacarpal” (5), “Phalange” (4), “Distal phalanx” (3), scaphoid (1), 3MC (1), 1PP (1), 1DP (3), 2PP (1), 2MP (1), 2DP (1), 3MP (1), 4MP (1), 4DP (1) NM 6
Morris et alA487 2017 10 10 7 (70%) Lung (4), skin (3), kidney (2), neuroendocrine (1) Carpals (1), MCs (7), phalanges (5) 18 (5-138) 12
El Abiad et alA488 2019 28 12 16 (57.1%) Lung (9), kidney (5), prostate (4), breast (2), soft tissue sarcoma (2), chondrosarcoma (1), squamous cell carcinoma (1), thyroid (1), metastatic chondroid syringoma (1), phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor (1) Carpals (2), MCs (6), phalanges (6) 7.7 (1.3-144) 10
Tani et alA489 2020 11 NM 6 (54.5%) Kidney (4), other (3), breast (2), colon (1), stomach (1) Unclear 6.5 7

Note. A“reference number” = Citation for the reviewed article can be found in Supplemental Appendix B. MINORS = methodological index for non-randomized studies; M = male; F = female; NM = not mentioned; MC = metacarpal; DP = distal phalanx; PP = proximal phalanx; (ST) = indicates a soft tissue lesion; MP = middle phalanx; NS = no side mentioned.

a

Mean, +/- SD or range in months if provided.