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<sec><h3>BACKGROUND</h3>
<p>Giant cell tumor of the soft tissue (GCTST) is a very rare neoplasm that occurs predominantly in in the fifth decade of life presented as a benign looking painless mass and is associated with a local recurrence rate of 12% and very rare metastasis.</p>
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<sec><h3>CASE REPORT</h3>
<p>Here, we report a case of a 6-year-old boy with 14-month history of a growing painful hyperpigmented nodule in the right forearm without any antecedent of infection or trauma which was diagnosed by histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry as a GCTST after complete excision.</p>
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<sec><h3>CONCLUSION</h3>
<p>This case raises the awareness of diagnosis and management of GCTST that should be considered at any age group and should be differentiated from the melanocytic tumors on the skin.</p>
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BACKGROUND
Giant cell tumor of the soft tissue (GCTST) is a very rare neoplasm that occurs predominantly in in the fifth decade of life presented as a benign looking painless mass and is associated with a local recurrence rate of 12% and very rare metastasis.

CASE REPORT
Here, we report a case of a 6-year-old boy with 14-month history of a growing painful hyperpigmented nodule in the right forearm without any antecedent of infection or trauma which was diagnosed by histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry as a GCTST after complete excision.

CONCLUSION
This case raises the awareness of diagnosis and management of GCTST that should be considered at any age group and should be differentiated from the melanocytic tumors on the skin.

Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissue on the Forearm Skin: Case Report and Literature Review

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

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BACKGROUND
Giant cell tumor of the soft tissue (GCTST) is a very rare neoplasm that occurs predominantly in in the fifth decade of life presented as a benign...

Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissue on the Forearm Skin: Case Report and Literature Review

Pubblicato online: 25 dic 2023

Pagine: 71 - 75

Ricevuto: 04 ott 2022

Accettato: 23 nov 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.11042

Parole chiave
Giant cell tumor of soft tissue, Skin tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Complete excision

© 2023 Abdulkarim Hasan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissue on the Forearm Skin: Case Report and Literature Review

Pubblicato online: 25 dic 2023

Pagine: 71 - 75

Ricevuto: 04 ott 2022

Accettato: 23 nov 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.11042

Parole chiaveGiant cell tumor of soft tissue, Skin tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Complete excision

© 2023 Abdulkarim Hasan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
Giant cell tumor of soft tissue, Skin tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Complete excision