TY - JOUR T1 - Inflammatory arthritis secondary to metastatic gastric cancer. JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 2713 LP - 2715 VL - 30 IS - 12 AU - Samy K Metyas AU - Christopher A Lum AU - Anwar S Raza AU - Marina Vaysburd AU - Deborah M Forrester AU - Francisco P Quismorio, Jr Y1 - 2003/12/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/30/12/2713.abstract N2 - Metastatic spread of malignancy to the joints is rare and only a few cases of solid tumors have been reported. We describe a patient with inflammatory arthritis of the knee and ankle secondary to metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the joints and bone diagnosed by synovianalysis. Arthritis secondary to metastatic cancer is a poor prognostic sign. The diagnosis is based on a strong clinical suspicion, magnetic resonance imaging, and joint fluid cytology or synovial biopsy. ER -