giant cell tumor of tendon sheath

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A nodule, possibly inflammatory, that usually develops from the flexor sheath of the fingers and thumb and is composed of fibrous tissue, multinucleated giant cells, and lipid- and hemosiderin-containing macrophages. Also called localized nodular tenosynovitis.

giant cell tumor of tendon sheath

Soft tissue tumors A potentially recurring lesion of the acral flexor tendon sheath which affects young Pts, is slightly more common in ♂, often with a long Hx, most common in the knee and ankle; GTTS is a variant of fibrous histiocytoma; it reaches a maximum of 3 mm, and may erode into bone. See Malignant giant cell tumor of tendon sheath.

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localized nodular tenosynovitis tumor			Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath frequently occurs in the fingers; some cases are extensively collagenized and may pose morphologic difficulties to the differential diagnosis with sclerosing perineurioma. Perineurioma: a distinctive and underrecognized peripheral nerve ... by Macarenco, Ricardo S.; Ellinger, Fred; Oliveira, Andre M. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine [18-23] These aggressive cases have generally been designated as malignant giant cell tumor of tendon sheath or malignant PVNS. Malignant Giant Cell Tumor of Synovium (Malignant Pigmented ... by Layfield, Lester J.; Meloni-Ehrig, Aurelia; Liu, Katharine; Shepard, Rebecca; Harrelson, John M. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			GI series GI tract Gianotti-Crosti syndrome giant giant axonal neuropathy Giant Cavernous Hemangioma Giant Cell giant cell arteritis Giant Cell Bone Tumour of Bone Giant Cell Bone Tumour of Tendon Sheath giant cell carcinoma Giant Cell Fibroblastoma Giant Cell Fibroma Giant Cell Glioblastoma Giant Cell Granuloma Giant Cell Hepatitis Giant Cell Interstitial Pneumonia giant cell myeloma Giant Cell Myocarditis Giant Cell Pneumonia Giant Cell Reaction Giant Cell Reparative Granuloma giant cell sarcoma giant cell thyroiditis giant cell tumor of bone giant cell tumor of tendon sheath giant chromosome giant condyloma giant condyloma acuminatum Giant Condyloma Acuminatum of Büschke-Loewenstein giant follicular lymphoma giant hemangioma of Kasabach-Merritt giant hypertrophic gastritis Giant Metamyelocyte Giant Mitochondria Giant Peristaltic Contraction Giant Pigmented Hairy Nevus Giant Platelet giant platelet syndrome Giant Sets Giant T Wave Inversion giant urticaria giant-cell tumor giantism giantophthalmos Gianturco coil Giardia Giardia lamblia giardiasis gibata Gibber Italicus			giant cell interstitial pneumonia giant cell interstitial pneumonia giant cell interstitial pneumonia giant cell myeloma giant cell myeloma giant cell myeloma giant cell myocarditis giant cell myocarditis giant cell myocarditis giant cell pneumonia giant cell reaction giant cell reparative granuloma giant cell reparative granuloma giant cell reparative granuloma giant cell reparative granuloma giant cell reparative granuloma, central giant cell reparative granuloma, central giant cell reparative granuloma, central giant cell sarcoma giant cell sarcoma giant cell sarcoma giant cell thyroiditis Giant cell transformation of liver giant cell tumor giant cell tumor giant cell tumor giant cell tumor giant cell tumor of bone giant cell tumor of bone giant cell tumor of bone giant cell tumor of tendon sheath Giant cells Giant cells Giant cells Giant Cells of Foreign Bodies Giant cells, langhans Giant cells, langhans Giant Cement Holding, Inc. Giant Cerebriform Intradermal Nevus giant chinkapin giant chinquapin giant chromosome Giant City State Park giant clam giant clam giant clams giant clams Giant Cloud Condensation Nuclei Giant club moss Giant club moss Giant club mosses Giant club mosses Giant clubmoss Giant clubmoss Giant clubmosses Giant clubmosses giant cockroach giant conch giant condyloma giant condyloma giant condyloma

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