A Case Report of Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor in an Unusual Location: The Supraclavicular Region

Volume 4 - Issue 2

Fotini Ieridou*, Gabriel Tsiropoulos and Jannis Constantinidis

Received: March 09, 2020;   Published: March 16, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/SJO.2020.04.000183

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Abstract

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TSGCT) is a benign tumor that commonly presents in the upper limb joints and hands and less frequently occurs in the lower extremities. Usually they arise from synovium or tendon sheath. The aim of this article is to present an unusual location of TSGCT of the supraclavicular region in a young patient.

Keywords: Tenosynovial, giant cell tumor, supraclavicular region

Abbreviations: TSGCT: Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor, CSFIR: Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor, WHO: World Health Organization

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