A Tumor-Like Lump in the Palm Caused by an Inconspicuous-for 75 Years-Bullet

Case Rep Orthop. 2020 Jul 8:2020:8898016. doi: 10.1155/2020/8898016. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Case: An unusual case of a foreign body in the hand is described here. Excision of a tumor-like soft tissue mass revealed a 75-year-old World War II bullet fragment of which patient was unaware.

Conclusion: Differential diagnosis of hand lumps and inflammatory reaction must always include retained foreign bodies even after a very long period of posttraumatic quiescence or patient's inability to provide a relative injury case history.

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