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Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath
Author(s) -
Sapra Sheetal,
Prokopetz Robert,
Murray A. H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1989.tb02533.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tenosynovitis , tendon sheath , tendon , giant cell , giant cell tumors , pathology , dermatology , surgery
The giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (localized nodular tenosynovitis) is the second most common tumor involving the hand but is only rarely reported in the dermatologic literature. A case of giant cell tumor and a review of the clinical and pathologic records of 111 patients are discussed.