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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 29:11:32.
doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_170_21. eCollection 2022.

Masson's Tumor of the Distal Phalanx May Present Like a Felon, Report of a Rare Case

Alireza Manafi Rasi  1 , Shahram Sayyadi  2 , Ali Pourmojarab  1 , Mohamadsadegh Rezayian  1 , Hassan Barati  1 , Reza Tavakoli Darestani  1
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Masson's Tumor of the Distal Phalanx May Present Like a Felon, Report of a Rare Case

Alireza Manafi Rasi et al. Adv Biomed Res. .

Abstract

Also known as intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, Masson's tumor is a relatively rare soft-tissue vascular tumor that usually arises in the hand. Felon is an abscess formation in the distal phalanx that usually occurs following a penetrating microtrauma. We present a 30-year-old patient who was referred to our clinic with a palpable mass in the distal phalanx of the index finger after a needle stick injury. At first, the lesion was treated as a felon but finally and after treatment failure, a complete reevaluation revealed the lesion to be a Masson's tumor of the distal phalanx.

Keywords: Distal phalanx; Masson's tumor; felon.

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Figure 1
The gross appearance of the lesion in the distal phalanx of the index finger
Figure 2
Figure 2
Roentgenogram showing a lytic lesion with ill-defined borders and swelling without calcification of soft- tissue
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance imaging showing the lobulated masss
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