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J Hand Microsurg 2019; 11(S 01): S22-S25
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660773
Case Report
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Tendon Sheath Hemangioma

Tushar Ranjan Dalei
1   Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India
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Vijay Kumar Loya
1   Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India
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Publication History

Received: 13 August 2017

Accepted after revision: 02 April 2018

Publication Date:
20 June 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Hemangioma of the tendon sheath is an uncommon tumor—often slow-growing and misdiagnosed until final biopsy. We hereby report a 30-year-old woman who presented with pain and swelling of the wrist for 2 years, which was proven to be cavernous hemangioma of extensor tendon sheath.

Keywords

hemangioma - tendon sheath - wrist and hand
 

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