Giant-cell tumor of the distal phalanx of the hand in a child.
Giant-cell tumor of bone in the distal phalanx is rare, as is its clinical occurrence in children. A case of a 10-year-old girl with giant-cell tumor in the distal phalanx of the left thumb is reported, and a literature review of phalangeal giant-cell tumor of the hand is presented. The tumor was curetted, and after 2.5 years there was no recurrence.
Yin
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Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital, Peoples Republic of China.
Gilula
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Kyriakos
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Manske
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb