Dorsal wrist mass: the carpal boss.
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Boggess, B; Berkoff, D
Published in: BMJ Case Rep
February 23, 2011
The carpal boss is an osseous overgrowth that is occasionally mistaken for a ganglion cyst. This report highlights the case a 36-year-old patient who was originally diagnosed by his primary care physician with a ganglion cyst and was sent to an orthopaedist for aspiration. Upon further evaluation with a plain radiograph, the dorsal wrist mass was found to be a carpal boss. The patient was treated with rest and a wrist brace, and was informed that a corticosteroid injection or surgical excision would be necessary if conservative treatment failed. The patient was asymptomatic on follow-up and invasive procedures were not necessary.
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BMJ Case Rep
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1757-790X
Publication Date
February 23, 2011
Volume
2011
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Wrist
- Osteophyte
- Male
- Humans
- Carpal Bones
- Adult
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
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Boggess, B., & Berkoff, D. (2011). Dorsal wrist mass: the carpal boss. BMJ Case Rep, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3695
Boggess, Blake, and David Berkoff. “Dorsal wrist mass: the carpal boss.” BMJ Case Rep 2011 (February 23, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3695.
Boggess B, Berkoff D. Dorsal wrist mass: the carpal boss. BMJ Case Rep. 2011 Feb 23;2011.
Boggess, Blake, and David Berkoff. “Dorsal wrist mass: the carpal boss.” BMJ Case Rep, vol. 2011, Feb. 2011. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3695.
Boggess B, Berkoff D. Dorsal wrist mass: the carpal boss. BMJ Case Rep. 2011 Feb 23;2011.
Published In
BMJ Case Rep
DOI
EISSN
1757-790X
Publication Date
February 23, 2011
Volume
2011
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Wrist
- Osteophyte
- Male
- Humans
- Carpal Bones
- Adult
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences