Diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumor （D-TGCT） belongs to a group of lesions believed to arise from tendon sheaths,bursae,or the synovium of diarthrodial joints.The etiology of D-TGCT is unknown.Because it shar...Diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumor （D-TGCT） belongs to a group of lesions believed to arise from tendon sheaths,bursae,or the synovium of diarthrodial joints.The etiology of D-TGCT is unknown.Because it shares histological characteristics with pigmented villonodular synovitis,however,D-TGCT is also termed extra-articular pigmented villonodular synovitis.D-TGCT,which occurs mainly in middle-aged women （20-50 years of age1）,usually involves large load-bearing joints （e.g.,knee,ankle,and hip）.Clinical case reports of D-TGCT involving the spine are rare.2 We retrospectively analyzed a series of three patients diagnosed with cervical D-TGCT in our department over a 10-year period.展开更多
文摘Diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumor （D-TGCT） belongs to a group of lesions believed to arise from tendon sheaths,bursae,or the synovium of diarthrodial joints.The etiology of D-TGCT is unknown.Because it shares histological characteristics with pigmented villonodular synovitis,however,D-TGCT is also termed extra-articular pigmented villonodular synovitis.D-TGCT,which occurs mainly in middle-aged women （20-50 years of age1）,usually involves large load-bearing joints （e.g.,knee,ankle,and hip）.Clinical case reports of D-TGCT involving the spine are rare.2 We retrospectively analyzed a series of three patients diagnosed with cervical D-TGCT in our department over a 10-year period.
