Bumps and lumps of the hand are a common cause for consultation in general practice. However not all of these lesions are of true neoplastic nature and malignant tumours are a rarity in this location. The records of all tumours of the hand and wrist treated surgically at our institution in the period 1994 to 2009 were reviewed. Because of their non-neoplastic nature typical lesions of the hand such as ganglion cysts or palmar fibromatosis and the like were not included in this study. Histological entity, location, radiographic and clinical findings were analysed; malignant tumours were followed up by X-ray and MRI.Aim
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