A Painless Restricted Motion of the Thumb: What Etiology? About An Uncommon Tumor in Uncommon Localization

Lipomas in fingers are rare and account for less than 1% of all cases. As a type of lipoma, the spindle cell lipoma is exceptional and it presents 1.5% of total adipocyte tumors. Moreover, its localization in the thumb is extremely rare. Only three cases have already been reported in adults; our cas...

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Main Authors: Naoufal Elghoul, Mohammed Benchakroun, Azzelarab Bennis, Omar Zaddoug, Ali Zine, Mansour Tanane, Abdeloihab Jaafar
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5649204
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Mohammed Benchakroun
Azzelarab Bennis
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Ali Zine
Mansour Tanane
Abdeloihab Jaafar
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description Lipomas in fingers are rare and account for less than 1% of all cases. As a type of lipoma, the spindle cell lipoma is exceptional and it presents 1.5% of total adipocyte tumors. Moreover, its localization in the thumb is extremely rare. Only three cases have already been reported in adults; our case constitutes the fourth case, which is about a 61-year-old female who presented since 18 months a mass on the ulnar lateral aspect of the thumb. After clinical and radiological assessments, an entire excisional biopsy of the mass was performed. The histopathological analysis confirmed the spindle cell lipoma of the thumb. At the last follow-up of two years, the patient did well with no recurrence and no restricted motion of the thumb. So, although lipomas of the digit are rare, they should be considered a possible etiology of either painful or mechanic restricted motion of the digit.
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spelling doaj-art-d89cabc4c8e94bc4a2439f54b4843f232025-02-03T06:43:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572020-01-01202010.1155/2020/56492045649204A Painless Restricted Motion of the Thumb: What Etiology? About An Uncommon Tumor in Uncommon LocalizationNaoufal Elghoul0Mohammed Benchakroun1Azzelarab Bennis2Omar Zaddoug3Ali Zine4Mansour Tanane5Abdeloihab Jaafar6Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, BP 10100 Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, BP 10100 Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, BP 10100 Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, BP 10100 Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, BP 10100 Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, BP 10100 Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V (HMIMV), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, BP 10100 Rabat, MoroccoLipomas in fingers are rare and account for less than 1% of all cases. As a type of lipoma, the spindle cell lipoma is exceptional and it presents 1.5% of total adipocyte tumors. Moreover, its localization in the thumb is extremely rare. Only three cases have already been reported in adults; our case constitutes the fourth case, which is about a 61-year-old female who presented since 18 months a mass on the ulnar lateral aspect of the thumb. After clinical and radiological assessments, an entire excisional biopsy of the mass was performed. The histopathological analysis confirmed the spindle cell lipoma of the thumb. At the last follow-up of two years, the patient did well with no recurrence and no restricted motion of the thumb. So, although lipomas of the digit are rare, they should be considered a possible etiology of either painful or mechanic restricted motion of the digit.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5649204
spellingShingle Naoufal Elghoul
Mohammed Benchakroun
Azzelarab Bennis
Omar Zaddoug
Ali Zine
Mansour Tanane
Abdeloihab Jaafar
A Painless Restricted Motion of the Thumb: What Etiology? About An Uncommon Tumor in Uncommon Localization
Case Reports in Orthopedics
title A Painless Restricted Motion of the Thumb: What Etiology? About An Uncommon Tumor in Uncommon Localization
title_full A Painless Restricted Motion of the Thumb: What Etiology? About An Uncommon Tumor in Uncommon Localization
title_fullStr A Painless Restricted Motion of the Thumb: What Etiology? About An Uncommon Tumor in Uncommon Localization
title_full_unstemmed A Painless Restricted Motion of the Thumb: What Etiology? About An Uncommon Tumor in Uncommon Localization
title_short A Painless Restricted Motion of the Thumb: What Etiology? About An Uncommon Tumor in Uncommon Localization
title_sort painless restricted motion of the thumb what etiology about an uncommon tumor in uncommon localization
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5649204
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