He thought his swollen finger and toe were harmless… but doctors discovered something horrifying. His bones weren’t just damaged — they were completely replaced by tumors. This rare condition, called acrometastasis, is one of the most extreme ways cancer can spread. Find out how a subtle symptom revealed a deadly disease — and why ignoring small signs could be fatal. WooGlobe Ref : WGA303510 For licensing and to use this video, please email [email protected]
00:00he thought it was just a swollen finger and toe but inside cancer had already replaced his bones with tumors a fifty five year old man in australia went to the hospital six weeks after his right finger and toe began to swell painfully
00:13they looked red swollen and almost club-shaped but what doctors found next was terrifying scans revealed his bones were gone completely replaced by cancer he was suffering from a rare condition called acromatastasis a deadly spread of cancer to the hands and feet
00:30it happens in only 0.9 percent of bone metastasis cases most bones attract cancer because they're rich in marrow but fingers and toes aren't which makes this so rare the man had metastatic squamous cell lung cancer a severe and aggressive type of lung cancer doctors treated him with pain relieving radiotherapy but within three weeks he passed away from a deadly calcium imbalance in his blood so next time something seems minor but feels off don't ignore it
00:58sometimes the smallest signs point to the biggest battles
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