Secretan disease

Secretan disease refers to rare situation of post-traumatic firm edema of the dorsum of the hand. The diagnosis can be considered in the setting of remote trauma and a fibrotic plaque-like lesion involving both the subcutaneous and tendinous spaces.

Radiographic features

MRI

Signal characteristics include

• hypointense on T1 and T2-weighted imaging

Differential diagnosis

• tenosynovial giant cell tumor
• organized hematoma