Giant cell tumors of tendon sheath

Incidence and anatomical distribution of hand tumours: a Singapore study

“…Many patients seek medical consultation because of the cosmetic appearance of their hands or anxiety over the possibility of malignant growth. (8) Our findings were consistent with those in the literature that benign tumours are more common than malignant tumours of the hand. (9,10) Overall, we showed that ganglions were the most common tumours excised from the hand.…”

Excisão de tumor de células gigantes de bainha de tendão com envolvimento ósseo por dupla via de acesso: relato de caso

“…The surgeon needs to take into consideration that the tumor should be completely and aggressively removed, while the normal tissue has to be preserved to enable functioning and recovery (8) . The incisions planned by Glowalcki and Weiss (3) and by Braga Silva et al (1) are options for resection of GCTTS, with excellent exposure of the tumor. However, in the present case, it was decided to excise the tumor using a double access approach (dorsal and volar), because of the characteristics demonstrated by MRI, which showed circumferential involvement of the finger.…”

“…It is a benign tumor with aggressive behavior in some cases, and the best treatment for it is surgical, with wide excision margins (3) , while avoiding damage to the adjacent vascular, nerve and tendon structures.…”

“…With regard to surgical treatment, two possibilities are more frequently used: the circumferential incision recommended by Braga Silva et al (1) ; and the Brunner or mediolateral incisions for volar lesions and longitudinal or transversal incisions for dorsal lesions, recommended by Glowalcki and Weiss (3) .…”

El tümörleri ve tümör benzeri lezyonların tedavisi: 191 hastanın değerlendirilmesi

“…[1,2] The second most common benign tumor of soft tissue in the hand is giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath, also known as pigmented villonodular tenosynovitis. [8] Biopsy is usually necessary for diagnosis of this lesion because clinically it is similar to epitheloid and synovial carcinomas. [2] Our findings are consistent with the first and second rankings of ganglion cyst and giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath; since patients with extraosseous ganglion cyst were not included in our study, it would be expected that giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath would be the most common soft tissue tumor, and this was the case.…”