A child with giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
Ueno, T.; Ansai, S.-i.; Omi, T.; Kawana, S.
Dermatology Online Journal 17(5): 9
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108 PMID: 21635831 Document Number: 649772
A giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS) is a soft tissue tumor consisting principally of a proliferation of synovial cells arising from a tendon sheath. GCTTS is the second most common tumor of the hand in general and a majority of GCTTS cases are in patients between 20 and 50 years of age, whereas pediatric cases of GCTTS are uncommon. This report presents the case of a nine-year-old girl with GCTTS arising on her right index finger.