Tumours of the hand are highly varied, their only common feature being their location in an organ in which preservation of sensation and mobility must be our primary concern. Although the subject of numerous studies, they are not well known to the majority of practitioners, as most of these studies deal with only one type of tumour. Now, however, we have a book devoted entirely to these tumours as a whole, with a clear and logical approach to the clini cal features, histology, differential diagnosis and treatment of each type, together with an extensive bibliography. The need for such a work - one I believe to be unique of its kind - has long been felt, for tumours of the hand often raise difficult problems of diagno sis, prognosis and treatment. As regards differential diagnosis, this book is plainly very useful; it can be consulted like a classification. In recent years, diagnosis has been improved by new methods of investigation, such as ther mography, scintigraphy, arteriography and serial angiography, etc. Though very expensive, the use of these sophisticated techniques sometimes proves valuable for the diagnosis of certain bony or vascular tumours that would otherwise be difficult to approach. Such methods should not be overused; when the lesion is easily accessible, biopsy is the correct procedure. In every case, biopsy provides the only certain method of diagnosis, even though histo logical interpretation may be difficult and calls for great experi ence; the penalties of error can be very serious.

I. Skin Tumours

Warts (Verrucas)
Naevi
Epidermal Cysts
Interdigital Sinus
Keratoacanthoma
Actinic Keratosis
Arsenical Keratosis
Radiodermatitis
Dubreuilh's Melanosis
Bowen's Disease
Basal-Cell Epithelioma
Squamous-Cell Epithelioma
Sweat-Gland Epithelioma
Kaposi's Sarcoma
Melanomata
II. Tumours of the Soft Parts
Synovial Cysts (Ganglia)
Mucous Cysts
Giant-Cell Tumour
Synovial Sarcoma
Epithelioid Sarcoma
Lipoma
Liposarcoma
Myxoma
Fibromata and Fibromatoses
Fibrosarcoma and Fibrous Histiocytosarcoma
Chondroma and Chondrosarcoma
Leiomyoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Tumours of Nerves
Glomus Tumour
Vascular Tumours
III. Tumours of Bone
Chondroma
Chondroblastoma
Osteochondroma (Solitary Osteogenic Exostosis)
Chondromyxoid Fibroma
Osteoid Osteoma
Benign Osteoblastoma
Fibrous Dysplasia
Giant-Cell Tumour
Solitary Bone Cyst
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
Malignant Tumours of Bone
IV. Ungual Tumours
Periungual and Subungual Warts
Naevi of the Nail Matrix
Botryomycoma
Keratoacanthoma of the Nail Bed
Bowen's Disease of the Nail Bed
Squamous-Cell Epithelioma of the Nail Bed
Basal-Cell Epithelioma of the Nail Bed.