Abstract
Knowledge concerning treatment and care of hand lesions is often based on small case series, case reports and a few large general case series. The aim of this study is to present our experience with hand tumors' and tumor-like lesions' incidence, age range and localizations. Between 2006-2016, 402 patients operated and histopathologically diagnosed with bone and soft tissue tumorous conditions of the hand were evaluated retrospectively. Three hundred sixty one out of 402 cases (89.8%) were soft tissue tumors and 41 cases (10.2%) were osseous tumors of the hand. A total of 10 malignant tumors (2.5%) were encountered in the hand. The average age of the patients was 41.9 years (ranged from 1 to 83 years). Among 361 soft tissue tumors, only 6 cases (1.6%) were malignant and they were squamous cell tumors (n=5) and synovial sarcoma (n=1). The most common soft tissue pathology was ganglion cyst (n=125). The most common bone tumor was enchondroma, diagnosed in 26 patients (6.4% of all patients). Primary malignant bone tumors were extremely rare in the hand; one osteosarcoma and one chondrosarcoma were reported. Metastatic tumors to the hand were seen in two patients; and they were lung carcinoma and chondrosarcoma metastasis. Up-date knowledge and a thorough understanding of the nature and demographic characteristics of the tumorous conditions of the hand are crucial for accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
Highlights
Tumorous conditions of the hand are frequently encountered by hand surgeons throughout their career.Because of the conspicuous nature of the hand, a larger variety of abnormalities and variations become apparent.The presence of an enlarging mass lesion is the most frequent presenting complaint
Up-date knowledge and a thorough understanding of the nature and demographic characteristics of the tumorous conditions of the hand are crucial for accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment
Knowledge concerning treatment and care of hand lesions is often based on small case series, case reports and a few large general case series [2]
Summary
Ali CAVİT1, Haluk ÖZCANLI1, Mesut SANÇMIŞ2, Güzide Ayşe OCAK3, Elif İnanç GÜRER3. Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, 1Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, ANTALYA, Turkey, 2Manavgat State Hospital ANTALYA, Turkey.
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