Open AccessExtensive giant cell tumor on the foot completely wrapping the extensor hallucis longus
Author(s) -
Anderson Humberto Gomes,
Bruno Jannotti Pádua,
Luiz Eduardo Moreira Teixeira,
Cláudio Beling Gonçalves Soares
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
scientific journal of the foot and ankle
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2595-1467
pISSN - 2595-1459
DOI - 10.30795/scijfootankle.2018.v12.851
Subject(s) - ankle , medicine , foot (prosody) , magnetic resonance imaging , differential diagnosis , lesion , giant cell , synovial cyst , anatomy , surgery , radiology , pathology , philosophy , linguistics
In this study, we report the case of a patient with a lobulated expansile lesion of 16.6 cm in its largest diameter, who was referred as having a simple “synovial cyst” in the foot that actually was a giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath along the extensor hallucis longus. Conducting a differential diagnosis of a “synovial cyst” in the foot and ankle, performing adequate surgical planning and using imaging tests, such as nuclear magnetic resonance, increases the probability of treatment success. Level of Evidence V; Therapeutic Studies; Expert Opinion.