Malignant transformation of an enchondroma of the hand: a case report.
Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, vol.16, no.2, pp.201-203, 2011 (Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 16 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2011
- Doi Number: 10.1142/s0218810411005369
- Journal Name: Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
- Journal Indexes: Scopus, Academic Search Premier
- Page Numbers: pp.201-203
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Secondary chondrosarcomas according to malignant transformations of the solitary enchondromas were extremely rare in the hand. The aim of this study is to present a case of a 43-year-old male having rare malignant transformation of the solitary enchondroma treated with total excision and replacement with iliac bone graft.