title: A child with giant cell tumor of tendon sheath.
abstract: A giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS) is a soft tissue tumor consisting principally of a proliferation of synovial cells arising from a tendon sheath. GCTTS is the second most common tumor of the hand in general and a majority of GCTTS cases are in patients between 20 and 50 years of age, whereas pediatric cases of GCTTS are uncommon. This report presents the case of a nine-year-old girl with GCTTS arising on her right index finger.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ansai
authors.forename: Tokuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Omi
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawana
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery