giant cell tumor of soft tissue
MONDO:0006232Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names giant cell tumor of soft tissue yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A painless, well circumscribed tumor arising in soft tissue, usually of the upper and lower extremities. Morphologically, it is characterized by a multinodular growth pattern. The cellular infiltrate is composed of mononuclear round or oval cells and multinucleated osteoclast-like giant cells, in a rich vascular stroma. It rarely metastasizes.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006232), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: giant cell tumor of soft tissue
- Also called
- GCT-STOsteoclastoma of soft tissue