An unexpected tumour of the finger: review and management

N Jumper; E Caffrey; N McInerney

doi:10.1080/23320885.2019.1573639

An unexpected tumour of the finger: review and management

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2019 Feb 14;6(1):29-34. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2019.1573639. eCollection 2019.

Authors

N Jumper¹, E Caffrey², N McInerney¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
² Department of Histopathology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland.

Abstract

We report the case of digital papillary adenocarcinoma in a patient presenting with a solitary fingertip mass. This rare sweat gland tumour has a frequently inconspicuous clinical course but significant potential for recurrence and metastasis. The prognostic implications therefore highlights the necessity of addressing even benign-appearing lesions with expedience.

Keywords: Digital papillary adenocarcinoma; eccrine tumour; finger mass; hand tumour.

Publication types

Case Reports