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GCT of proximal phalanx of ring finger: A case report
Author(s) -
Khare Pratima,
Kishore Bimal,
Gupta Rashmi Jain,
Dhal Anil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.21715
Subject(s) - phalanx , proximal phalanx , medicine , ring finger , histopathology , little finger , orthopedic surgery , giant cell , anatomy , index finger , surgery , pathology , biology , biochemistry , gene
Giant‐cell tumor (GCT) of bone arising from phalanx of a finger is extremely rare. Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in their study on 900 treated cases of GCT from 1947–1997 reported only 0.9% incidence of GCT in bones of the hand. There was no case of GCT of the phalanges in that series. We report here a case of GCT of bone arising from phalanx of finger because of its very unusual location. The tumor was diagnosed on the basis of fine‐needle aspiration cytology and confirmed by histopathology. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2012. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.