title: Multiple fibrous xanthomas of tendon sheath.
abstract: Fibrous xanthomas of the digital tendon sheath system are a common benign tumour. The varying recurrence rates cited in the literature have usually been attributed to inadequate surgical excision. However, Boyes (1964) has suggested "seeding" as a possible mechanism to explain persistence of the tumour. Our case of multiple fibrous xanthomas at different levels in a single digital sheath system is presented as an example of "seeding" along the tendon sheath.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005350:Fibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*