title: [Chondrosarcoma of the hand].
abstract: The authors report 5 cases of chondrosarcoma of the hand brought together over a period of 20 years. The series comprises 3 men and 2 woman of average age 42 years. In two cases the tumour arose from degeneration in a preexisting lesion of Ollier's disease. Diagnosis was made on clinical and radiological criteria. Confirmation of the diagnosis by histological examination proved to be difficult in 2 cases. The treatment was surgical, with ray amputation in 3 cases and curettage with bone graft in the other 2. None of the patients had a recurrence at 4.5 years mean follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie réparatrice et plastique et de chirurgie de la main, institut M.-Kassab d'orthopédie, 2010 La-Mannouba, Tunisie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ennouri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Charfi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baccari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarhouni
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jaafoura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bahri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004687:Enchondromatosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography