title: Tenosynovial osteochondromatosis of the extensor tendon of a digit: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Extra-articular tenosynovial osteochondromatosis in the hand rarely occurs. A case of tenosynovial osteochondromatosis of the extensor tendon of the digit is reported. None of the cases reported in the literature have involved the extensor aspect of the digits. A possible explanation for the paucity of this lesion in relation to the extensor tendons of the digits is the absence of a tendon sheath on the dorsum of the digits.
mesh_terms: D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery