PMC4164618_01
Left small finger amputation site with small round tender mass (white arrow) on ulnar aspect.
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F1
Physical examination revealed a previously amputated left small finger with exquisite point tenderness and a small, 0.5-cm mass over its distal tip (Fig 1).
Illustrating neuroma (black arrow) of amputated site.
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F2
The diagnosis was easily made as tapping over the swelling elicited painful paresthesia radiating along the ulnar digital branch of the small finger (Fig 2).