Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath in the pediatric population – review

Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath is a rare and benign soft-tissue tumor, which even less common in the pediatric population. It may be connected with chromosomal translocations, often 1p11-13. Symptoms include pain, swelling, palpable mass or limited range motion. Magnetic resonance diagnostic method choice. Histopathological image obtained from biopsy should also evaluated. The gold standard treatment total surgical resection as incomplete excision result recurrence. Physicians consider future function affected joint limb. Our aim was to review available literature about GCTTS