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ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.11, sa.3, 2020 (ESCI)
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the modalities and clinical characteristics in the treatment of 5 patients who had a diagnosis of chondrosarcoma of the phalanx. Material and Method: Clinical findings, treatment methods and failures of 5 patients with phalangeal chondrosarcoma who applied between 2008-2016 were evaluated retrospectively. Results: The mean age at diagnosis was 56.2 + 26.6 std (range 19-81) in 3 male (60.0%) and 2 female (40.0%) patients. The mean tumor size was 4.4cm + 1.1std (range3-6). The mean duration of postoperative follow-up was 57.8 months (range18-101 months). Four of these patients had a low grade and 1 had high-grade disease. Two patient underwent finger amputation, 3 patient underwent ray amputation. Microscopic surgical margins were negative in all patients. A superficial infection developed in amputation stump in 1 patient. None of the patients received chemotherapy/ radiotherapy. Pulmonary metastasis developed in one patient's follow-up. Discussion: Malignancy should be ruled out in long-standing swellings that localized in phalanxes. Screening of metastasis must be done in patients with phalangeal chondrosarcoma and wide resection should be applied in these patients for reducing local recurrence and metastatic risk.