Management of tumors and tumor-like lesions of the hand: a review of 191 patients.

• Correspondence: Mehmet Armangil, M.D. Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dali, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. Tel: +90 312 508 23 21 Fax: +90 312 311 25 22 e-mail: mehmetarmangil@yahoo.com Tumors of the hand are uncommon, and malignant tumors of the hand are particularly rare. Most of the tumor types encountered in bone and soft tissue in other body regions also occur in the hand, but the frequency distributions are different. For example, malignant vascular tumors and osteosarcoma are very rarely seen in the hand.[1-3] This can make accurate diagnosis difficult. Benign and malignant Amac: Bu calismada iyi ve kotu huylu el tumorlerinin gorulme sikligi, yerlesim yeri ve tedavi yaklasimlari arastirildi.