Authors:
N. Chidambaranathan1, R. Vadapalli2; 1Chennai/IN, 2Hyderabad/IN
DOI:
10.1594/essr2017/P-0212
Background
Pseudotumoral lesions of the hand are those bearing close resemblance or mimics the appearance of tumours of the hand. Recognizing tumour mimics are of utmost importance,
as they are more common than their neoplastic counterparts and most of these lesions are incidental,
reactive or self-limiting1.
Very often that pseudotumoral lesions are mistaken for benign or malignant neoplasms resulting in unwarrented biopsies and other surgical interventions.
The pathogenesis of each of these pseudotumoural lesions is very different and rather interesting.
This case series aims at describing the imaging appearances and reviewing some of the most common tumour mimics of the hand.
This exhibit also documents few uncommon tumour mimickers and its imaging characteristics.