Fibro-osseous pseudotumour of the digit--amputation for a benign but aggressive lesion.
Fibro-osseous pseudotumour is a rare, benign lesion which behaves aggressively and is, therefore, commonly misdiagnosed as a malignancy. Fibro-osseous pseudotumour shares many features with myositis ossificans and many consider it to be a subcutaneous variant of the latter. Early diagnosis and treatment by excision to normal tissue margins is important to preserve function and avoid digital amputation. We report a case of fibro-osseous pseudotumour of the finger which required ray amputation due to rapid progression of the lesion.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia. robert_coleman@health.qld.gov.au
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D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery