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Fibroma of tendon sheath
Author(s) -
Sarma Deba P.,
Weilbaecher Thomas G.,
Rodriguez Fred H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930320411
Subject(s) - medicine , fibroma , tendon sheath , tendon , anatomy , surgery
This report describes a 60‐year‐old woman with a fibroma of tendon sheath of left hand. Ultrastructural study of the tumor reveals the nature of the tumor cells as fibroblasts, thus distinguishing it from the more, common giant cell tumor of tendon sheath believed to be derived from synovial cells.