Unusual location of giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath : a case report

Joint Authors

al-Idani, Muhammad Sh.
al-Kurtas, Muhammad Ismail

Source

al-Kindy College Medical Journal

Issue

Vol. 16, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

University of Baghdad al-Kindi College of Medicine

Publication Date

2020-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract EN

Locking of the knee is a one of the commonest orthopedic outpatient presentation.

This patient usually need magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) when there is suspected lesion in the soft tissue clinically.

Meniscal tears is the first differential diagnosis when accompany with painful knee.

(1, 2)Giant cell tumor (GCT) is benign a localized nodular tenosynovitis often occur in the tendon sheath, Mostly involve the hand tendons in middle age group between 30 and 50 years old, female affect more than male.

(3, 4) The WHO defines two well-known kinds of giant cell tumor: (1) pigmented villonodular synovitis ( generalized type), which mainly involve the joints of the lower limb and (2) giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath ( localized type), which usually involve the figures and small joints rarely the large one.

(5, 6)This case presented as unusual appearance of GCT arising from the suprapatellar synovial pouch.

Informed consent obtains from the patient.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Idani, Muhammad Sh.& al-Kurtas, Muhammad Ismail. 2020. Unusual location of giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath : a case report. al-Kindy College Medical Journal،Vol. 16, no. 1, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-972754

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Idani, Muhammad Sh.& al-Kurtas, Muhammad Ismail. Unusual location of giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath : a case report. al-Kindy College Medical Journal Vol. 16, no. 1 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-972754

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Idani, Muhammad Sh.& al-Kurtas, Muhammad Ismail. Unusual location of giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath : a case report. al-Kindy College Medical Journal. 2020. Vol. 16, no. 1, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-972754

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 3

Record ID

BIM-972754