PMC7368181_01
Lump in the region of heads of the 3rd and 4th metacarpal bone. A scar can be noticed proximally, on the palmar skin of the wrist.
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An 84-year-old male ex-farmer was admitted to the orthopaedic department due to an inflamed subcutaneous mass in his left palm over the heads of the 3rd and 4th metacarpal bones (Figure 1).
Excision of the cyst.
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Intraoperatively, a thick-wall cyst containing brown-colored fluid, a metallic object, and various particles resembling rusty products, was excised (Figure 2).