Open AccessGiant Cell Tumor of the Middle Phalanx of Ring Finger Treated with Wide Excision and Reconstruction using Non-vascularized Fibular Graft: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Ahmad Jabir Rahyussalim,
Januar Chrisant Fladimir Makabori,
Muhammad Luqman Labib Zufar,
Tri Kurniawati
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
annals of clinical and medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2639-8109
DOI - 10.47829/acmcr.2022.81001
Subject(s) - phalanx , medicine , giant cell , ring finger , proximal phalanx , surgery , metastasis , little finger , cancer , pathology , biology , thumb , biochemistry , gene
Giant cell tumor (GCT) involving the hand, specifically the phalangeal bones, is very rare, accounting for only 2% of cases of the bone. This type of GCT is associated with more aggressive behaviour and higher recurrence and metastasis rate. We present a rare case of large GCT of the middle phalanx of ring finger in a 33 year old female. The patient was treated with wide excision and reconstruction using non-vascularized fibular graft. At her most recent follow-up time, 1 year post-surgery, the patient showed no symptoms with neither complication nor recurrence reported.