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. 2014 Sep;41(5):605-6.
doi: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.5.605. Epub 2014 Sep 15.

A rare giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath of the dorsal hand in a child

Dong-Han Lee  1 , So Young Lim  1
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A rare giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath of the dorsal hand in a child

Dong-Han Lee et al. Arch Plast Surg. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Preoperative clinical photograph of the patient's hand.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) A T1-weighted axial image shows a lobulated mass with intermediate signal intensity, adjacent to the extensor digitorum tendon. (B) A T2-weighted axial image shows a mass with dark signal intensity.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Intraoperative findings showing resected specimen of a poorly encapsulated mass.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Histology showing a giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (H&E, ×200).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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