Diagnosis and treatment of hand tumors - 01/02/22

Doi : 10.1016/j.otsr.2021.103153

Cyril Lazerges ^⁎ , Benjamin Degeorge, Bertrand Coulet, Michel Chammas
Orthopedic surgery department, hand and upper limb and peripheral nerve surgery unit, CHU Montpellier, 191, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, France

^⁎Corresponding author. Hand and upper limb and peripheral nerve surgery unit, CHU Montpellier, 191, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.Hand and upper limb and peripheral nerve surgery unit, CHU Montpellier191, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-GiraudMontpellier cedex 534295France

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Abstract

Hand tumors are a very common problem in hand surgery. While these lesions are most often benign, malignant lesions often have an atypical presentation and are discovered late, very often during an inappropriate treatment. To optimize the care of hand tumors and to reduce diagnostic and treatment errors, we will review the broad diagnostic and therapeutic principles and the most common clinical presentations.

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Keywords : Benign tumor, Malignant tumor, Bone tumor, Soft tissue tumor, Algorithm