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Orthopedic Research Online Journal

Metacarpal Swelling-Chondrosarcoma: A Rare Case Report

  • Open or Close Kamudin NAF* and Abdul Yazid K

    Department of Orthopedic, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia

    *Corresponding author: Kamudin NAF, Department of Orthopedic, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia

Submission: November 03, 2017;Published: June 12, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/OPROJ.2018.03.000555

ISSN: 2576-8875
Volume3 Issue1

Abstract

Chondrosarcoma, a malignant bone tumour constitutes about 9% of primary bone malignancies [1]. Common in locations like proximal femur, proximal humerus, and pelvis, rarely it can occur in hand. We describe a patient with chondrosarcoma of the 5th metacarpal, a rare presentation of this tumour. To the best of our knowledge, only 13 cases (primary & secondary) are reported in literature so far [2].

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