Giant Cell Tumour of the Tendon Sheath — Arising from Iliotibial Band.
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2015-06
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Abstract
Chassaignac first described about a benign soft-tissue
mass in 1852, characterised by a pleomorphic cell
population, which includes lipid-laden foam cells,
multinucleated giant cells and round or polygonal stromal
cells, often with deposits of haemosiderin in a collagenous
stroma. and he overstated their biologic potential in referring
to them as fibrous xantoma or Giant-cell tumour of the
tendon sheath. They are of two types, Localized (common)
and Diffuse (rare) .The rare diffuse form is considered the
soft tissue counterpart of diffuse pigmented villonodular
synovitis (PVNS) and typically affects the lower
extremities1
.Its anatomic distribution parallels that of PVNS,
with lesions most commonly found around the knee,
followed by the ankle and foot; however, it occasionally
affects the hand.
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giant cell tumour, fine needle aspiration cytology, pigmented villonodular synovitis
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Mukherjee Debojyoti, Pal Dilip Kumar, Dutta Soumyadip, Deb Hironmay, Mondal Rahul. Giant Cell Tumour of the Tendon Sheath — Arising from Iliotibial Band. Indian Medical Gazette. 2015 Jun; 149(6): 237-239.