Giant cell tumour in the tendon sheath of the hand: Importance of the type of lesion
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery
- Vol. 41 (3), 138-142
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310601159766
Abstract
There are more diffuse giant cell tumours of the tendon sheath than we had expected, and we recommend excising them microscopically. We have treated 18 patients since 1988. They had two types of tumour: 10 nodular, and eight diffuse. We used a microscope to excise diffuse tumours. In the only case in which we did not use a microscope for a diffuse tumour, the tumour recurred. It spread to an adjacent joint in six diffuse tumours, but no nodular tumours. The detection of diffuse lesions was difficult without a microscope.Keywords
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