TY - JOUR
TI - Chondrosarcoma of the proximal phalanx of the fourth digit: A rare location
AU - Vasilakaki, T.
AU - Tsavari, A.
AU - Skafida, E.
AU - Koulia, K.
AU - Myoteri, D.
AU - Grammatoglou, X.
AU - Zisi, A.
AU - Firfiris, N.
AU - Manoloudaki, K.
JO - Case Reports in Oncology
PY - 2012
VL - 5
TODO - 3
SP - 566-569
PB - 
SN - 1662-6575
TODO - 10.1159/000343915
TODO - aged;  article;  cancer grading;  cancer surgery;  case report;  chondrosarcoma;  female;  finger phalanx;  Greece;  hand pain;  human;  microscopy;  peripheral swelling;  priority journal;  soft tissue;  tissues;  X ray film
TODO - Introduction: Cartilaginous tumors involving the small bones of the hands and feet are usually benign such as enchondroma, chondromyxoid fibroma and chondroblastoma. The small bones of the hands and feet are rarely involved by primary chondrosarcoma. Proximal phalanges are the most common sites in the hands, but the fourth digit is the least common site. Case Presentation: We report a case of a 76-year-old Greek female who presented to our hospital with a painful swollen mass measuring 4.5 × 2.6 cm on the fourth digit of the left hand. The radiograph showed a destructive, permeative lytic tumor of the proximal phalanx with extension into soft tissue. The patient underwent curettage, and the microscopic examination of the specimen revealed grade 2 chondrosarcoma. Conclusion: Cartilaginous tumors involving the small bones of the hands and feet are usually benign such as enchondroma, chondromyxoid fibroma and chondroblastoma. Primary chondrosarcoma is the third most common malignancy of bone after myeloma and osteosarcoma, but the small bones of the hands and feet are very rarely involved by chondrosarcoma (1% of all chondrosarcoma). However, in these cases differentiation between a benign lesion and chondrosarcoma may be difficult. Occasionally chondrosarcoma of the hands and feet is associated with multiple recurrences or distal metastasis. © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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