Live Surgery: Giant Cell (Benign) Tumor of the Finger / Hand / Thumb - W. Thomas McClellan, MD, FACS

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This is a Live surgery video of a resection of a Giant Cell Tumor of the Finger by W. Thomas McClellan, MD, FACS. These tumors of the tendon sheath are the second most common tumors in the hand; simple ganglion cysts are the most common. Giant cell tumors of the tendon sheath most commonly occur in patients aged 30-50 years, with a peak incidence in those aged 40-50 years. Rarely are these tumors found in patients younger than 10 years or older than 60 years. The female-to-male ratio is 3:2.
Giant cell tumors of the tendon sheath are firm, lobulated, nontender, slow-growing masses that are firmly fixed to the underlying structures. Usually, the overlying skin is freely mobile over proximal masses in the fingers. The skin is adherent to distal tumors. In digital lesions, mild numbness in the distal part of the involved fingertip is occasionally present. The lesion is not transilluminating.
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