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Maffucci’s Syndrome
Author(s) -
Monika Jermann,
Kareem Eid,
T. Pfammatter,
R. Stahel
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc3901.096180
Subject(s) - medicine , traumatology , enchondroma , hemangioma , general surgery , university hospital , radiology , orthopedic surgery , surgery , chondrosarcoma
A 30-year-old woman presented with painful hemangiomas (Figure, A and B) and enchondromas (Figure, C) in her arms, predominantly in the left hand. The hemangiomas had existed since childhood. They were slowly increasing in size, especially the girth of the left thumb. Multiple resections of enchondromas and transarterial carpal embolizations of the hemangiomas with polyvinyl alcohol particles had been performed during the previous 9 years. At the …

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