A Case Series of Various Swelling of Fingers in Adults

• 作者: S. K. Venkatesh Gupta Srujith Kommera
• 来源期刊: 矫形学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Differential Diagnosis Giant Cell Tumor of TENDON Sheath Inclusion EPIDERMOID Cyst GANGLION LIPOMA Heberden’s NODES and Bouchard’s NODES
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（12）
• 页码范围: 343-348
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Patients commonly present to their general practitioner with swellings of the hand. These include a variety of diagnoses with certain lesions (for example, ganglion) being more common than others. Some may even be familiar as they are often site-specific. This article aims to provide general practitioners with clear and concise information regarding swellings to be ruled out before suspecting giant cell tumor of tendon sheath. Swellings of the hand are commonly encountered in a general practice with different diagnosis. They may arise from any tissue in the hand including skin, subcutaneous fat, muscle, nerves, vessels, tendon, bone and cartilage. Fortunately, most are benign, asymptomatic and may not require surgical intervention. Ganglions, epidermoid inclusion cysts, giant cell tumours of the tendon sheath, and swellings associated with arthropathy comprise the majority of lesion. This study includes 16 cases which are presented with similar history and presentation of finger swellings as that of giant cell tumor tendon sheath but the final diagnosis has varied.