A case of Ewing's Sarcoma of the thumb is described. Four years after a fracture of the first metacarpal, followed by a series of repeated traumata to the area, a tumour was discovered. According to Ewing's criteria of trauma induced malignancy, this case is highly suggestive to have been caused by trauma.
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