Spindle-cell myoepithelioma: A rare case in a finger of a 15-year-old boy.

Cutaneous myoepithelioma is a rare neoplasm of the skin that has become more widely recognized in recent years despite significant diagnostic pitfalls. It is a benign neoplasm with a high recurrence rate if not excised radically, and must be distinguished from its malignant counterpart. Few cases have been described so far and, to our knowledge, no cases in the finger of a child exist in the literature.

Modified Matti-Russe technique using a "butterfly bone graft" for treatment of scaphoid non-union.

Introduction: Autologous bone grafts are used to treat scaphoid non-union with shortening and humpback deformity. The superiority of internally fixed bone graft to embedded bone graft has not been clearly proven.

Methods: Retrospectively analyzed 42 cases of scaphoid waist non-union treated using the "butterfly bone graft" (modified Matti-Russe technique).

Scaphoid waist fractures fixation with staple. Retrospective study of a not widespread procedure.

Introduction: In carpal scaphoid fractures, the surgical treatment with screw is considered the gold standard; shape memory staple however presents substantial advantages. The authors report a study on unstable fractures of the scaphoid waist (type B1, B2, B5, according to Herbert classification) treated with shape memory staple on a large sample of patients, with the aim to confirm the usefulness of this method, the quality of reduction and fixation, the functional results, the time of union and the possible complications.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 131 patients with scaphoid waist fractures with minimum follow-up 1 year was performed.

Acrometastasis: a literature review.

Objective: Acrometastases are a rare observation, and account for approximately 0.1% of metastases. Every age can be affected, with a male predominance.