Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Pisiform Bone: Diagnosis and Treatment of a Rare Entity: Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign expansile bone tumor without metastasis capability. Only 3–4% of ABCs occur in the hand and they mainly take place in metaphysis’ of long bones like metacarpals or phalanges. Carpal ABCs have been reported as individual case reports in the literature due to rar...

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Published inThe Journal of Hand Surgery Asian-Pacific Volume Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 722 - 727
Main Authors Aksu, Ali Emre, Üstün, Galip Gencay, Uzun, Hakan, Gedikoğlu, Gökhan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte., Ltd 01.12.2021
Subjects
Aneurysm
Bone mass
Bone tumors
Case reports
Cysts
Diagnosis
Literature reviews
Magnetic resonance imaging
Metaphysis
Metastases
Wrist
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Summary:Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign expansile bone tumor without metastasis capability. Only 3–4% of ABCs occur in the hand and they mainly take place in metaphysis’ of long bones like metacarpals or phalanges. Carpal ABCs have been reported as individual case reports in the literature due to rarity. A patient presented with pain in her right wrist. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well circumscribed one cm sized mass in the pisiform bone that resembled an aneurysmal bone cyst. Total pisiformectomy was performed. Treatment options are total excision or curettaging in ABCs. But rarity of these lesions may delay the diagnosis process for the inexperienced surgeon.
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ISSN:2424-8355
2424-8363
1793-6535
DOI:10.1142/S2424835521720231