[Juxta articular myxoma of the wrist: a case report]

I Abkari; J El Hassib; M Latifi; F-E Hazmiri; B Belaabidia

doi:10.1016/j.main.2010.06.007

[Juxta articular myxoma of the wrist: a case report]

Chir Main. 2010 Sep;29(4):277-9. doi: 10.1016/j.main.2010.06.007. Epub 2010 Jul 24.

[Article in French]

Authors

I Abkari¹, J El Hassib, M Latifi, F-E Hazmiri, B Belaabidia

Affiliation

¹ CHU Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Maroc. abkari_imad@yahoo.fr

PMID: 20724197
DOI: 10.1016/j.main.2010.06.007

Abstract

Juxta articular myxomas are rare tumors. The treatment is surgical with a high recurrence rate. A location proximal to the wrist joint is exceptional. We report a case of juxta articular myxoma of the wrist in a 30-year-old patient, with no recurrence four months after surgical excision.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Myxoma* / pathology
Myxoma* / surgery
Soft Tissue Neoplasms* / pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms* / surgery
Treatment Outcome
Wrist Joint* / pathology
Wrist Joint* / surgery