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01-02-2008 | Orthopaedic Surgery

Infiltration of the pes anserinus complex by an extraarticular diffuse-type giant cell tumor (D-TGCT)

Authors: Pierre Hepp, Thomas Engel, Bastian Marquass, Thomas Aigner, Christoph Josten, Manuel Niederhagen

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 2/2008

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This report describes the case of a 26-year-old woman with a recurrent extraarticular diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumor (D-TGCT) of the medial region of the knee affecting the pes anserinus and hamstring tendons. Presurgical MRI did not exclude infiltrative properties of the tumor. In the histological evaluation, the tumor showed an aggressive dispersion by infiltrating the collagenous tissue of the hamstring tendons. The treatment included a resection of the pes anserinus complex with distal semitendinosus and gracilis tendons. Regarding extraarticular D-TGCT a review of the literature showed a predominant affection of the medial region of the knee and thigh.

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Title: Infiltration of the pes anserinus complex by an extraarticular diffuse-type giant cell tumor (D-TGCT)
Authors: Pierre Hepp
Thomas Engel
Bastian Marquass
Thomas Aigner
Christoph Josten
Manuel Niederhagen
Publication date: 01-02-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-007-0327-6

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Infiltration of the pes anserinus complex by an extraarticular diffuse-type giant cell tumor (D-TGCT)

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