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DESMOID TUMOUR FOLLOWING A DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE – A COMPLICATION OR A COINCIDENCE?

From the Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, and the Department of Pathology, National University Hospital, Singapore

Correspondence: Dr Aymeric Lim, Chief, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119074, Singapore. Tel.: +65 6772 5549, +65 6772 5449; fax: +65 6773 2558. E-mail:aymericlim{at}nus.edu.sg

We describe a case of a desmoid tumour occurring 15 months following an uncomplicated fracture of the left distal radius. The occurrence of a desmoid tumour after fracture is extremely rare and a Medline search revealed only two previous reports. The correlation between the site of trauma and the tumour and the time interval between trauma and presentation strongly supports a causal role of the fracture in the occurrence of this tumour.

Key Words: aggressive fibromatosis • desmoid tumour • distal radius fracture • posterior interosseus nerve

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 32, No. 3, 330-332 (2007)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2006.10.009


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