Prenatal Torsion of Radial Polydactyly: A Gangrenous Mass at the Base of the Thumb

Acta Med Okayama. 2023 Dec;77(6):651-653. doi: 10.18926/AMO/66158.ABSTRACTA patient was born with a mass at the base of the thumb approximately 1.5 cm in diameter on the radial side of the fingers. The mass had globular swelling filled with hemorrhagic fluid and was dark red. X-rays and histology of the excised specimen suggested the diagnosis of gangrene and torsion of polydactyly. Prenatal torsion of polydactyly is not a common occurrence; moreover, prenatal torsion of polydactyly has only been found in ulnar polydactyly. Our case is a novel case of radial polydactyly that was gangrenous at birth owing to prenatal torsion. Diagnosing such a mass at the base of the thumb is important.PMID:38145940 | DOI:10.18926/AMO/66158

Source: Acta Medica Okayama - December 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Daisuke Watanabe Yohei Hasebe Hiroshi Mitsui Naoki Oishi Shin Kasai Koshi Akahane Satoru Kojika Takeshi Inukai Source Type: research