Giant cell tumour of the hamate - Case report

Authors
Pintore, E Barra, V Maffulli, N
Citation
E. Pintore et al., Giant cell tumour of the hamate - Case report, SC J PLAST, 34(4), 2000, pp. 397-399
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY
ISSN journal
02844311 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
397 - 399
Database
ISI
SICI code
0284-4311(200012)34:4<397:GCTOTH>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We report the case of a 31-year-old woman who had had the distal end of the ulna resected for a giant cell tumour five years before presenting with a further one in the hamate. The medullary cavity of the hamate was curetted and cancellous bone grafted from the distal radius. Hel symptoms resolved, and 26 months postoperatively the cortex of the hamate was fully restored.