Osteochondroma of the Distal Volar Thumb | |
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aDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School, Newark; and bSt George's University School of Medicine, West Indies, Grenada |
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Correspondence: jac807@njms.rutger.edu |
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Keywords: osteochondroma, exostosis, thumb mass, hand tumor, bone tumor |
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Figure 1. Preoperative photo showing volar thumb mass. |
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Figure 2. Preoperative x-ray showing pedunculated mass off volar proximal aspect of distal phalanx |
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Figure 3. Intraoperative photo of well circumscribed bony mass. |
CASE DESCRIPTION
A 48-year-old right-hand-dominant, otherwise healthy, woman presented with a right thumb volar boney mass. The mass had progressively enlarged over 18 years and significantly affected physical use of her thumb. On examina .......