Diagnostic dilemma: A surgeon accidentally transplanted a tumor into his own hand

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The patient: A 53-year-old man in Germany

The symptoms: A surgeon developed swelling in his left hand near the base of his middle finger. This was the site of an injury he sustained five months earlier while removing a patient’s malignant abdominal tumor. The lump in the surgeon’s hand measured 1.2 inches (3 centimeters) in diameter.

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