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Intramuscular diffuse-type giant cell tumor within the hamstring muscle

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Diffuse-type giant cell tumor (D-TGCT) is known as a synonym for pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVS), a condition usually found in the large joints. We report an extremely rare case of D-TGCT which was located within the hamstring muscle. The lesion was an incidental finding in a 62-year-old man who underwent positron emission tomography (PET) as part of a staging evaluation for gastric cancer. The lesion was resected. There has been neither metastasis nor recurrence during the 6-month period since resection. This case demonstrates that PVS/D-TGCT may have a high SUV on PET imaging, and for this reason PET may be useful for detecting both the tumor and any recurrence.

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Yoshida, T., Sakamoto, A., Tanaka, K. et al. Intramuscular diffuse-type giant cell tumor within the hamstring muscle. Skeletal Radiol 36, 331–333 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-006-0170-9

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