Complete response to imatinib in relapsing pigmented villonodular synovitis/tenosynovial giant cell tumor (PVNS/TGCT)
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Complete response to imatinib in relapsing pigmented villonodular synovitis/tenosynovial giant cell tumor (PVNS/TGCT).
letters to the editor Complete response to imatinib in relapsing pigmented villonodular synovitis/tenosynovial giant cell tumor (PVNS/TGCT) Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), also known as tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), is a rare pathological entity affecting the synovium in young adults [1, 2]. Initially considered as an inflammatory reactive process, recent observations have show...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn033