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AGGRESSIVE DIGITAL PAPILLARY ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE HAND

From the Orthopaedics Department, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK

Correspondence: Mr Asan Rafee, 36 Peach Tree Court, Salford, Manchester, M6 5AU, UK. Tel.: +44 7759141856; fax: +44 1617378015. E-mail:asanrafeea{at}doctors.org.uk

This paper reports the case of a 26-year-old Caucasian male with an aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma of his right index finger. Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma is a rare tumour arising from sweat glands which occurs characteristically on the hands, fingers and toes. It has a high rate of local recurrence and can metastasise, occasionally resulting in mortality.

Key Words: aggressive • digital • papillary • adenocarcinoma

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 32, No. 3, 275-276 (2007)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2006.12.012


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