title: Arthroscopic excision of juxta-articular giant-cell tumor arising from the patellar tendon sheath.
abstract: Most giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath are found on the flexor surface of the hand, in the fingers, wrist, or palm. The isolated discrete lesion involving tendon sheaths (localized giant-cell tumor of the tendon sheath) is rarely located intra-articularly, especially in the knee joint. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first reported case of a large, localized, juxta-articular giant-cell tumor of the patellar tendon sheath that was treated successfully with arthroscopic excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. cshy307@csh.org.tw
authors.forename: Ko-Hsiu
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005385:Fingers; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*