title: GIANT CELL TUMOR IN THE PROXIMAL PHALANX WITH PULMONARY METASTASIS: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW.
abstract: This is a case report on a giant cell tumor (GCT) in the proximal phalanx of the third finger of the left hand, with pulmonary metastasis. The patient presented pain in the finger without any previous history of trauma. Clinical examination, radiographic imaging and magnetic resonance imaging were carried out. A histological evaluation was carried out from an incisional biopsy, taking the hypothesis of GCT. The patient underwent amputation of the finger and the diagnosis was confirmed by means of microscopy on the specimen. The patient was followed up because of the risk of lung metastasis, which was shown by radiographic examination and computed tomography on the chest, and thoracotomy was performed. Since then, there has been an improvement in the symptoms that had been reported preoperatively, and no local recurrence or new metastasis has been found.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Resident at the Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: Frederico Carvalho
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Resident at the Hospital Vera Cruz de Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: Fernando Carvalho
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Student in the Fifth Year of Medicine of the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: Izabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: de Campos Carvalho Lopes
authors.affiliation: General Surgeon of the Instituto Mário Penna - Hospital Luxemburgo de Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: Guilherme Carvalho
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Surgery Resident at the Hospital LifeCenter and Hospital Vera Cruz de Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: Eduardo Carvalho
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
keywords: Amputation; Finger Phalanges; Giant cell tumors/surgery; Neoplasm Metastasis