Primary intraosseous cavernous hemangioma of the metacarpal bone: a very rare entity. Case report.
Intraosseous cavernomas are very rare benign lesions representing less than 1% of all skeletal tumors and most frequently observed in vertebrae and head and neck bones. Solitary hemangiomas of the hand bones are exceptionally rare. We report a case of this neoplasm in the distal epiphysis of the third metacarpal bone in a 68-year-old man, along with the clinicopathological findings. The differential diagnosis and a review of the literature are discussed.
Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Pathology Section, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. zosty@hotmail.com
Sara
S
Simonetti
Chiara
C
Mignogna
Vittorio
V
La Mantia
Franco
F
Lanza
Luigi
L
Insabato
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050279:Metacarpal Bones / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures