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.

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