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Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi
2008, Cilt 22, Sayı 4, Sayfa(lar) 237-240
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Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Showing Rare Placement: Case Report
Oktay BELHAN1, Halil GÖKÇE1, Lokman KARAKURT1, Adile Ferda DAĞLI2, Deniz KARGIN1, Sancar SERBEST1
1 Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, TÜRKİYE
2 Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, TÜRKİYE
Keywords: Tenosynovial giant cell tumor, tendon, synovitis, diagnozis, treatment

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) is a rarely seen localized tumor which is commonly seen at the tendon sheats' of the hand and foot fingers, knee joint, popliteal region and ankle. It is also called as tendon based pigmented villonodular synovitis. Although it is known to be a benign condition, there are some malignant cases reported in the literature. In this study we aimed to report the treatment and follow up period of a patient with the diagnosis of TGCT and with this reason giving general information about the disease.

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