Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath (localised nodular tenosynovitis): clinicopathological features of 71 cases
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath (localised nodular tenosynovitis): clinicopathological features of 71 cases.
AIMS/BACKGROUND Giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) is regarded as the most common neoplasm of the hand that can recur after excision. The objective of this study was to review a series of cases in our department and to determine any clinical or pathological features that might predict the likelihood of recurrence. METHODS Clinical data, obtained from pathology request forms and in...
متن کاملGiant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath
Background: Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS) is often thought of as a volar finger mass. We hypothesized that GCTTS are equally common on the dorsal and volar aspects of the hand. In addition, we hypothesized that there are no factors associated with the location (volar versus dorsal) and largest measured dimension of a GCTTS. Methods: A total of 126 patients with a pathological dia...
متن کاملExtra-Articular Diffuse Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath: A Report of 2 Cases
Two rare cases of extra-articular diffuse variant giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath are presented, at the elbow of a 68-year-old female and the foot of a 56-year-old male. Both patients presented with a palpable masses and marginal excision was performed; histological sections confirmed the diagnosis of extra-articular giant cell tumor. No adjuvant therapy was administered. At the last fo...
متن کاملTenosynovitis with acute onset: unexpected giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath.
The “case study in diagnostic imaging”, reported by Peh et al illustrates nicely a giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath as a slowly progressing, mildly tender mass of the wrist. Here we report another case of giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath, which had an unusual disease onset. A 33 year old man presented with acute swelling and severe pain of the palmar side of the right hand. He had s...
متن کاملGiant-cell tumour of the tendon sheath: A review
Introduction Giant-cell tumour of the tendon sheath is a solitary, firm, extraarticular localized, benign, soft tissue tumour that usually presents with painless swelling for several years. Aetiology of the disease is unknown. It is a relatively rare soft tissue tumour, an overall incidence is 1 in 50,000 individuals and usually affects people between 30 to 50 years. It is more often seen in wo...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.5.404