Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2016

PRIMARY CHONDROSARCOMA OF METACARPAL

Dr. Ragesh Chandran, Dr. Siddharth M Shetty, Dr. Vikram Shetty, Dr. B. Jayaprakash Shetty

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 Chondrosarcomas are considered to be relatively slow growing, malignant cartilaginous tumors with a longer natural history. It is essential to distinguish them from the benign chondromas which are dormant, asymptomatic lesions. The occurance of these lesions in the hand is very rare. In this case report we present a 46 year old lady with pain and deformity of the non–dominant hand. Clinical and radiological evaluation suggested features of an expansile, lytic lesion in the fifth metacarpal with each of the cortex and a pathological fracture. No signs of metastasis or any such similar lesions were noted in the rest of the body. Surgical wide resection of the lesion with bone grafting and plate fixation was performed. The histopathology confirmed a diagnosis of chondrosarcoma. The patient was followed up at regular intervals with serial radiographs. At the end of one year the patient was noted to have good radiological union. As this was a rare condition which was managed a successfully, we present it as a case report.

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Dr. Ragesh Chandran, Dr. Siddharth M Shetty, Dr. Vikram Shetty, Dr. B.Jayaprakash Shetty PRIMARY CHONDROSARCOMA OF METACARPAL International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 5 MAY 2016

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