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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano 2020; 48(02): 128-132
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698814
Case Report | Caso Clínico

Malignant Transformation of an Enchondroma of the Hand: A Case Report

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María Jesús Rivera Vegas
1   Plastic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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Abstract

We present the case of the transformation of an enchondroma in the middle phalanx of the fourth finger of the left hand into a chondrosarcoma. The patient presented a lesion with clinical history, examination, and radiology findings consistent with an enchondroma, which was conservatively treated. Two years later, the patient came for a medical visit with a clinical and radiological variation of the lesion. Computed tomography scans and biopsy revealed a lesion with sarcomatous degeneration which was confirmed after the controlled amputation of the fourth finger. The malignant transformation potential of an enchondroma must be considered.



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Eingereicht: 04. Juli 2019

Angenommen: 18. September 2019

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
31. Oktober 2019

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