Soft tissue sarcoma of the hand.

The authors report twelve cases of soft tissue sarcoma distal to the flexor crease of the wrist. These were isolated from a total of 414 cases of soft tissue sarcoma treated at the Rizzoli Institute. This case material comprises three epitheloid sarcomas, four fibrosarcomas, two rhabdomyosarcomas, one synovial sarcoma, one myxoid malignant fibrous histiocytoma, and one myxoid chondrosarcoma. The authors deal in detail with the biological behaviour, the criteria of differential diagnosis, and the indications for treatment in each histological type of sarcoma.