Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger.
We report a case of a 59-year-old female who presented in the general orthopaedic clinic with triggering of her right middle finger. She did not respond to conventional treatment methods; subsequently she underwent surgical open release under local anaesthesia. Five months postoperatively, the...
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| author | N., Rahimawati Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi Naicker, A. S. Othman, Zanariah |
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| description | We report a case of a 59-year-old female who presented in
the general orthopaedic clinic with triggering of her right
middle finger. She did not respond to conventional treatment
methods; subsequently she underwent surgical open release
under local anaesthesia. Five months postoperatively, the
patient presented with signs and symptoms of acute flexor
tenosynovitis, and was thought to have a postoperative
infection. Re-examination by a hand surgeon raised the
possibility of a different aetiology. Based on clinical findings
and response to initial treatment, giant cell tumour of the
flexor tendon sheath was suspected and later confirmed
following surgical biopsy. A high index of suspicion and
knowledge of the variegated presentations of giant cell
tumour in the hand are beneficial in these types of cases.
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| spelling | upm-243972015-12-16T08:01:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24397/ Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. N., Rahimawati Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi Naicker, A. S. Othman, Zanariah We report a case of a 59-year-old female who presented in the general orthopaedic clinic with triggering of her right middle finger. She did not respond to conventional treatment methods; subsequently she underwent surgical open release under local anaesthesia. Five months postoperatively, the patient presented with signs and symptoms of acute flexor tenosynovitis, and was thought to have a postoperative infection. Re-examination by a hand surgeon raised the possibility of a different aetiology. Based on clinical findings and response to initial treatment, giant cell tumour of the flexor tendon sheath was suspected and later confirmed following surgical biopsy. A high index of suspicion and knowledge of the variegated presentations of giant cell tumour in the hand are beneficial in these types of cases. Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24397/1/Giant%20cell%20tumour%20of%20tendon%20sheath%20masquerading%20as%20trigger%20finger.pdf N., Rahimawati and Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi and Naicker, A. S. and Othman, Zanariah (2010) Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 4 (3). pp. 32-35. ISSN 1985-2533 http://www.morthoj.org/ 10.5704/MOJ.1011.009 English |
| spellingShingle | N., Rahimawati Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi Naicker, A. S. Othman, Zanariah Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. |
| title | Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. |
| title_full | Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. |
| title_fullStr | Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. |
| title_short | Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. |
| title_sort | giant cell tumour of tendon sheath masquerading as trigger finger. |
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