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Giant Cell Poor Extra-Articular Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor With Extensive Desmin Expression: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall With Cytogenetic Confirmation.

Liurka LopezKaren SchoedelIvy John
Published in: International journal of surgical pathology (2018)
Diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumor can rarely present as an entirely extra-articular mass, which can be misdiagnosed as a sarcoma especially when giant cells are absent, dominated by large dendritic mononuclear cells, and desmin expression is extensive.
Keyphrases
  • giant cell
  • induced apoptosis
  • poor prognosis
  • cell cycle arrest
  • low grade
  • endoplasmic reticulum stress
  • signaling pathway
  • oxidative stress
  • cell proliferation
  • high grade