Primary Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissues: A Case Report and Literature Review | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 14, Volume 70, Issue 3, January 2018, Pages 436-438 PDF (564.3 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0043483 | ||
| Author | ||
| Furat Abdulrahman Almayouf* | ||
| College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Giant cell tumor of soft tissue (GCT-ST) is a rare tumor of low malignant potential. Grossly and histologically similar to its bone counterpart. Majority has benign clinical course and rarely metastasizes. This is a case of a 46-year-old woman with a giant cell tumor of soft tissue of the knee. This tumor was not suspected clinically and was initially diagnosed as septic infra-patellar bursitis. The diagnosis of GCT-ST was made after histopathological examination. Herein, we describe the clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical features of this rare neoplasm. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Giant cell tumor of soft tissue; Giant cell tumor of bone; giant cell rich soft tissue neoplasms | ||
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