title: Aneurysmal bone cyst of the fifth metacarpal.
abstract: An aneurysmal bone cyst of the hand occurred in a 10-year-old girl. The hand is an extremely rare location for this lesion. A case report is presented along with a review of the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Hammerman
mesh_terms: D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging