Giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger

© 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Giant cell tumour (GCT) of bones in the hand is very rare, only 2% of all hand tumours, but unacceptably high recurrence rates (up to 90%) have been reported by several authors. Diagnosis can be challenging due...

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Main Authors: Nath Adulkasem, Dumnoensun Pruksakorn
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-657772019-08-05T04:40:51Z Giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger Nath Adulkasem Dumnoensun Pruksakorn Medicine © 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Giant cell tumour (GCT) of bones in the hand is very rare, only 2% of all hand tumours, but unacceptably high recurrence rates (up to 90%) have been reported by several authors. Diagnosis can be challenging due to its rarity and enchondroma-mimicking characteristics. We report on a case of GCT of the middle phalanx of the left middle finger in a 49-year-old woman who underwent middle phalanx resection and reconstruction with bone grafting. At the 1-year follow-up, no evidence of recurrence was detected and the patient was pain-free. 2019-08-05T04:40:51Z 2019-08-05T04:40:51Z 2019-03-01 Journal 1757790X 2-s2.0-85063513764 10.1136/bcr-2018-229076 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85063513764&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/65777
institution Chiang Mai University
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country Thailand
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topic Medicine
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Nath Adulkasem
Dumnoensun Pruksakorn
Giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger
description © 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Giant cell tumour (GCT) of bones in the hand is very rare, only 2% of all hand tumours, but unacceptably high recurrence rates (up to 90%) have been reported by several authors. Diagnosis can be challenging due to its rarity and enchondroma-mimicking characteristics. We report on a case of GCT of the middle phalanx of the left middle finger in a 49-year-old woman who underwent middle phalanx resection and reconstruction with bone grafting. At the 1-year follow-up, no evidence of recurrence was detected and the patient was pain-free.
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Dumnoensun Pruksakorn
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title Giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger
title_short Giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger
title_full Giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger
title_fullStr Giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger
title_full_unstemmed Giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger
title_sort giant cell tumour of the middle phalanx of the middle finger
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