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Diagnosis and treatment of swellings in the hand.

Hasham S, Burke FD

The Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK. saiidyhasham@hotmail.com

Patients commonly present to their general practitioner with swellings of the hand. These include a variety of diagnoses with certain lesions (for example, ganglion) being more common than others. Some may even be familiar as they are often site specific. For those that are not routinely seen, or for those that look suspicious, referral to a hand surgeon is usually customary. This article aims to provide general practitioners with clear and concise information and terms of reference on the common hand swellings that they may encounter.

Published 9 May 2007 in Postgrad Med J, 83(979): 296-300.
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