Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath: a rare periungual location simulating myxoid cyst

Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath is a benign soft tissue tumor most frequent between the third and fifth decades of life. It can mimic and make differential diagnoses with several hand tumors. Definitive diagnosis and the treatment of choice are reached with complete resection and histopatholog...

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Autores principales: Minotto, Renan, Rodrigues, Camila Britto, Grill, Aline Barcellos, Furian, Roque
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28225971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175229
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Sumario:Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath is a benign soft tissue tumor most frequent between the third and fifth decades of life. It can mimic and make differential diagnoses with several hand tumors. Definitive diagnosis and the treatment of choice are reached with complete resection and histopathological examination. Here we describe a case with clinical presentation similar to that of a myxoid cyst.

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