title: Imaging Diagnosis of Solitary Tumors of the Phalanges and Metacarpals of the Hand.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Tumors and tumorlike lesions of the tubular bones of the hand, often incidentally discovered lesions, present a unique but challenging differential diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Imaging, including both radiography and cross-sectional imaging, can allow the radiologist to generate a clinically useful differential diagnosis based on the distinguishing features of these entities. Recognition of these lesions is important because clinical management and treatment by orthopedic oncologists vary depending on the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 2026, Chicago, IL 60637.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Drew D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 2026, Chicago, IL 60637.
authors.forename: Gregory Scott
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Stacy
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D050278:Finger Phalanges; D006801:Humans; D050279:Metacarpal Bones
keywords: bone tumor; hand; hand tumor; metacarpal; phalangeal tumor