Diffuse type tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the ankle.
The case presented was of a tenosynovial giant cell tumor, diffuse type. The lesion had an apparent communication with the talonavicular joint, as well as a possible communication with the ankle joint. The inevitable morbidity, as well as the lack of an intraoperative definitive diagnosis, prevented a more radical excision of the lesion. The apparent association with a joint will predilect the patient to a higher rate of recurrence but not, however, to a malignant degeneration.
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Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM.
Bostanche
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Altman
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D000842:Ankle / Q000473:pathology; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*