Abstract
Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (often referred to as Marie-Bamberger syndrome) occurs in 1 - 5 % of all patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a paraneoplastic syndrome. The complete syndrome is characterised by clubbing of the fingers and toes (often without hypoxia) and pain in the joints and tubular bones. On the basis of four clinical cases, this article shows that this syndrome can precede tumour-specific symptoms and that it is still often overlooked by physicians. An early suspicion of this syndrome is of great clinical value because it can lead to a diagnosis of NSCLC at an earlier tumour stage. In addition to the case reports, the current literature on hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy is reviewed in this article, with special reference to pathogenetic concepts und to therapeutic options.
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