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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath
Clinical signs
  • benign neoplasm of the synovia; two forms:
    • diffuse form: pigmented villonodular synovitis
    • localized form: giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath
  • localized forms affect especially small joints of the hand
  • pain, effusion, locking of the joint
  • common lesion, affects especially middle aged women
Histology

Small, regular, mononucleate cells, middle size histiocytoid cells and giant, multinuclear cells in a mixture. Variable amounts of hemosiderin and lymphocytic infiltrate. Localized forms have sharp borders. Stroma may show hyalinization.

Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (2277)