title: Periosteal (juxtacortical) chondrosarcoma: report of a case occurring in the hand.
abstract: A rare case of periosteal (juxtacortical) chondrosarcoma of the hand is described. Inadequate excision was followed by recurrence which necessitated a transmetacarpal amputation to eradicate the malignant disease.
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery