The heritability of Dupuytren's disease: familial aggregation and its clinical significance.

Purpose: Dupuytren's disease (DD) is a benign, fibroproliferative disease affecting the hands. The familial occurrence of DD and its presence in identical twins suggests a genetic basis for the condition. Our aims in this study were (1) to provide evidence for familial aggregation of DD by estimating the sibling recurrence-risk ratio and (2) to link previously associated environmental risk factors with family history of DD.

Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath in a child: a case report.

Giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath is uncommon in children. We describe this tumour arising from the right ring finger in an eight-year-old girl. Plane radiographs showed a soft tissue mass with erosion of the distal phalanx.