title: Focal periosteal chondroma of the hand: a review of 24 cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Periosteal chondroma is a benign cartilaginous tumour that is less common than enchondroma and rarely arises at the hand.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a retrospective review of 24 patients with focal periosteal chondroma of the hand and a mean follow-up of seven years and four months. The 13 females and 11 males had a mean age of 41 years and three months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Radiographs performed to investigate a hard lump on a finger established the diagnosis in 23 (95.8%) patients, and histological documentation was obtained consistently. The proximal and distal phalanges were the most common sites of involvement. The tumour recurred in a single patient, a 10-year-old child, 10 months after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No other complications were recorded. Tumour excision and curettage of the lesion are the suggested treatments for periosteal chondroma. Most recurrences occur early after initial surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Level IV.
authors.affiliation: Centre de la main, Angers assistance main, 47, rue de la Foucaudière, 49800 Trélazé, France. Electronic address: rabarin@centredelamain.fr.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rabarin
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie de la main, CHU Trousseau, 37044 Tours cedex, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laulan
authors.affiliation: Centre de la main, Angers assistance main, 47, rue de la Foucaudière, 49800 Trélazé, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saint Cast
authors.affiliation: Centre de la main, Angers assistance main, 47, rue de la Foucaudière, 49800 Trélazé, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Césari
authors.affiliation: Centre de la main, Angers assistance main, 47, rue de la Foucaudière, 49800 Trélazé, France.
authors.forename: P-A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fouque
authors.affiliation: Centre de la main, Angers assistance main, 47, rue de la Foucaudière, 49800 Trélazé, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raimbeau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Benign cartilaginous tumour; Hand; Juxta-cortical chondroma; Periosteal chondroma