title: Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath in a child: a case report.
abstract: Giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath is uncommon in children. We describe this tumour arising from the right ring finger in an eight-year-old girl. Plane radiographs showed a soft tissue mass with erosion of the distal phalanx. The tumour was treated by surgical excision with good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, South Manchester University Hospitals, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK. nhulse@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Narayan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hulse
authors.forename: Stewart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*