Extra-Articular Diffuse Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath: A Report of 2 Cases

نویسندگان
Savvidou, Olga D. ID 1
Mavrogenis, Andreas F. ID 2
Chloros, George D. ID 3
Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J. ID 4
Sakellariou, Vassilios ID 5
Sarlikiotis, Thomas ID 6

1 The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, “ATTIKON” Hospital, Athens, Greece

2 The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, “ATTIKON” Hospital, Athens, Greece

3 The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, “ATTIKON” Hospital, Athens, Greece

4 The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, “ATTIKON” Hospital, Athens, Greece

5 The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, “ATTIKON” Hospital, Athens, Greece

6 The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, “ATTIKON” Hospital, Athens, Greece

doi
10.22038/abjs.2016.4660
چکیده

  Two rare cases of extra-articular diffuse variant giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath are presented, at the elbow of a 68-year-old female and the foot of a 56-year-old male. Both patients presented with a palpable masses and marginal excision was performed; histological sections confirmed the diagnosis of extra-articular giant cell tumor. No adjuvant therapy was administered. At the last follow-up, minimum 24 months after excision both patients were disease-free.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Diffuse variant, Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath, Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS)