Parosteal osteosarcoma of the ring finger metacarpal in a semi-professional pianist.
We report treatment of a low grade parosteal osteosarcoma of the ring finger metacarpal in a patient who would not contemplate ray amputation because of her career. Surgery involved excision of the bone, extracorporeal radiation then re-implantation.
Revell
M P
MP
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Northfield, Birmingham, UK.
Mulligan
P J
PJ
Grimer
R J
RJ
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D018217:Osteosarcoma, Juxtacortical / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012092:Replantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed