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Year: 2018 | Month: January | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 9-11

Giant Cell Tumor of the Extensor Tendon Sheath in Proximal Phalanx - A Case Report

Akshay Bhardwaj¹, Ashok Patil², Vaijnath Rahate², Gaurav Sharma³

¹Senior Resident, Dept of Orthopedics, DDU Hospital, New Delhi
²Professor, Dept of Orthopaedics, Islampur-Sangli Road, Tal-Walwa, Sangli, UrunIslampur, Maharashtra 415409.
³Assistant Professor, Dept of Orthopaedics, Islampur-Sangli Road, Tal-Walwa, Sangli, UrunIslampur, Maharashtra 415409.

Corresponding Author: Gaurav Sharma

ABSTRACT

Multilobulated giant cell tumors affecting the extensor tendon sheaths in hand are uncommon lesions. The treatment of these lesions includes a wide marginal excision. We report a case of giant cell tumor involving the extensor sheath of proximal phalynx which was treated with wide local excision. The patient showed no signs of recurrence at one year follow-up.

Key words: Tendon sheath, Giant cell tumor, proximal phalynx.

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