title: Benign solid tumors.
abstract: The two most common solid benign tumors in the hand are lipoma and xanthoma, both painless; however, these tumors enlarge slowly until they are recognized (because of their unsightly appearance or interference with joint function) and treated.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*