Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath: a case report

Authors

  • Shaiqa Mufti
  • Lamees Mahmood Malik
  • Khadija Rafique Sheikh
  • Ijaz Hussain

Keywords:

Giant cell tumour, tendon sheath

Abstract

A 47-year-old female presented with yellowish white painless nodule on right thumb of 2-year duration. On the basis of  clinical and histopathological findings she was diagnosed as a case of giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath. 

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2016-12-24

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Mufti S, Malik LM, Sheikh KR, Hussain I. Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath: a case report. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016Dec.24 [cited 2024Dec.8];19(1):57-9. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/511

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