tenosynovial giant cell tumor, localized type
Findings
No curated finding names tenosynovial giant cell tumor, localized type yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A well-circumscribed, lobulated tumor, completely or partially covered by a fibrous capsule. It usually arises in the fingers. It is characterized by the presence of mononuclear cells, multinucleated osteoclast-like giant cells, hemosiderin-laden macrophages, foam cells, and an inflammatory infiltrate. The tumor is slow-growing, usually developing over several years. Clinical presentation includes painless edema of the affected site.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002399), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
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Other names
18 names
Resolves to: tenosynovial giant cell tumor, localized type
- Also called
- localised giant cell neoplasm of tendon sheathlocalised giant cell neoplasm of Tenosynoviumlocalised giant cell neoplasm of the Tenosynoviumlocalised giant cell tumour of tendon sheathlocalised giant cell tumour of Tenosynoviumlocalised giant cell tumour of the Tenosynoviumlocalised tenosynovial giant cell neoplasmlocalised tenosynovial giant cell tumourlocalized giant cell neoplasm of tendon sheathlocalized giant cell neoplasm of Tenosynoviumlocalized giant cell neoplasm of the Tenosynoviumlocalized giant cell tumor of tendon sheathlocalized giant cell tumor of Tenosynoviumlocalized giant cell tumor of the Tenosynovium