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Gastric cancer revealed by a pathologic fracture due to bone metastasis
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  • Meriam Sabbah,
  • Zeineb Benzarti,
  • Norsaf Bibani,
  • Nawel Bellil,
  • Chiraz Chammakhi,
  • Dalila Gargouri
Meriam Sabbah
Hopital Habib Thameur

Corresponding Author:sabbah_meriam@yahoo.fr

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Zeineb Benzarti
University of Tunis El Manar Faculty of Medicine of Tunis
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Norsaf Bibani
Habib Thameur Hospital
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Nawel Bellil
Habib Thameur Hospital
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Chiraz Chammakhi
Hopital Habib Thameur
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Dalila Gargouri
Habib Thameur Hospital
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Abstract

Gastric cancer rarely disseminates to the bone. Initial clinical presentation of bone metastasis without any preceding gastrointestinal symptoms in gastric cancer patient is also extremely infrequent. Herein, we report an original case of gastric cancer revealed by a pathologic fracture due to bone metastasis.