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Culture of Murine Embryonic Metatarsals: A Physiological Model of Endochondral Ossification
Published on: December 3, 2016
Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation of the little toe
Baransel Saygi1, Evrim Karadag-Saygi, Can Erzik
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, PTT Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
A 19-year-old woman presented with pain at the lateral side of the fifth toe of her left foot, which was separated from the adjacent toe. Initial examination suggested dislocation of the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint due to a past fracture. Radiographs showed a mass arising from the proximal phalanx of the little toe, with no medullary and cortical continuity. Excisional biopsy of the mass was performed, and a histologic diagnosis of bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation of bone (Nora's lesion) was made.
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