Osteochondroma of the phalanx: a late Roman case.
Accounting for 20-50% of all benign forms, solitary osteochondromae are the most common kind of bone tumour. The long bones of the lower extremity are the most frequently affected; the small bones of the hands and feet, the pelvis, the scapula, and the spine are less usual locations. This paper describes an osteochondroma in a proximal phalanx of the hand of a female aged between 17 and 25 years buried in a Late Roman necropolis from SE Spain. The bone displayed a solitary osteochondroma, which was confirmed by macroscopic and radiographic examination. This is the first palaeopathological example of a solitary sessile osteochondroma of the hand.
Zapata
J
J
Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, 30100 Campus Espinardo, Murcia, Spain. jzapata@um.es
Alcaraz
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018436:Ancient Lands; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013030:Spain