Extraosseous osteochondroma of the hypothenar region: a case report and literature review
Saied Besharaty, Mahmood Akhavan Tafti, Amir Pasha Amel Shahbaz, Milad Gholizadeh, Shahab Sheikhalishahi, Hesameddin Jafarinasab · 2026
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Description
Saied Besharaty and five co-authors describe, in a 2026 case report, a benign bone-forming growth sitting in soft tissue of a man's palm rather than on any bone. Osteochondroma is the commonest benign bone tumor, yet a free-standing version in the hypothenar pad of the hand is very unusual.
The patient, a 24-year-old Afghan construction worker, had carried a hard, slowly growing lump for ten years. Imaging showed a well-defined ossified mass detached from bone, and surgeons removed it whole, finding a clotted ulnar artery beside it. Microscopy showed the orderly cartilage cap and mature bone that confirm the diagnosis. Two months later his hand moved fully with no sign of return.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Saied Besharaty, Mahmood Akhavan Tafti, Amir Pasha Amel Shahbaz, Milad Gholizadeh, Shahab Sheikhalishahi, Hesameddin Jafarinasab |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31814 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |