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Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath with intraosseous phalangeal invasion: a case report and review of the literature

Tumeur à cellules géantes de la gaine tendineuse avec invasion intra-osseuse de la phalange

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Giant cell tumors of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) are common tumors that frequently involve soft tissue affecting the digits, but intraosseous extension into the medullary canal of the phalanges is a most uncommon finding. We describe a classic GCTTS that, at the time of presentation, had the uncharacteristic X-ray film appearance of a phalangeal lytic osseous lesion.

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Les tumeurs à cellules géantes des gaines tendineuses (TCG), sont un groupe de tumeurs touchant essentiellement les parties molles des doigts. L’envahissement du canal médullaire des phalanges, est une découverte rare. Nous rapportons dans ce travail, un cas de TCG qui s’est présentée radiologiquement sous la forme de lésion osseuse lytique des phalanges.

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  1. S.O.S. Main-strasbourg-Sud, Service de chirurgie de la main, Centre de Traumatologie et d’orthopédie, 10 avenue A. Baumann, B.P. 80096, 67403, Illkirch, Cedex, France

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Choughri, H., Moussaoui, A. & Nonnenmacher, J. Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath with intraosseous phalangeal invasion: a case report and review of the literature. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 15, 151–156 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-004-0214-6

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