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A rare proliferative osteochondromatous malformation of a proximal phalanx is described. This malformation may mimic the appearance of a sessile osteochondroma or parosteal osteosarcoma on X-rays and may be mistaken for a low-grade osteosarcoma on histology, with disastrous therapeutic consequences. We found that cryotherapy followed by local excision was adequate to remove the tumour.
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Lindeque, B.G.P., Simson, I.W. & Fourie, P.A. Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation of a phalanx. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 110, 58–60 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00431369
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00431369