Giant cell tumours in fingers among the Inuit population in Greenland
Objective: Giant cell tumours (GCTs) of the tendon sheets in fingers are rare. We therefore find it of interest to report on 5 cases identified in the Inuit population in Greenland within 16 months prior to this study. Material and methods: The Inuit account for 56,000 people of the total population...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c76370ea51644e1ebef065f50155f3eb 2023-05-15T15:02:15+02:00 Giant cell tumours in fingers among the Inuit population in Greenland Nick Duelund Kjeld Hougaard 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.31285 https://doaj.org/article/c76370ea51644e1ebef065f50155f3eb EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/31285/pdf_72 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.3402/ijch.v75.31285 https://doaj.org/article/c76370ea51644e1ebef065f50155f3eb International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 75, Iss 0, Pp 1-2 (2016) orthopaedic hand surgery Arctic native benign tumour slow growing Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.31285 2022-12-31T12:11:26Z Objective: Giant cell tumours (GCTs) of the tendon sheets in fingers are rare. We therefore find it of interest to report on 5 cases identified in the Inuit population in Greenland within 16 months prior to this study. Material and methods: The Inuit account for 56,000 people of the total population in Greenland. From November 2010 to 16 months prior to this study, we diagnosed 5 cases (0.6% of all orthopaedic operations) with a GCT of the flexor tendon sheet of a finger. The patients were aged between 10 and 54 years, and 4 were women. All of them had noticed slow-growing tumours over 3 or more years and were referred for a suspected ganglion. Results: In two cases, the tumour was located at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint in the thumb and in one case at the third finger. Two other patients had tumours at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of the third finger and the thumb, respectively; one of these two had a communicating tumour to the DIP joint. The last patient had two tumours on the same finger, one at the MCP joint and the other at the DIP joint. In one case, the tumour had also eroded the cortex of the first phalanx of the thumb, and the largest tumour measured 5 cm. Conclusion: GCTs of the flexor tendon sheets in fingers are rare. It could be a coincidence that we have seen 5 cases within a short period of time. It is not possible to identify past cases through a register. A tumour in a finger is not the most common location for a ganglion, especially not at the DIP level. Therefore, a large tumour at this location is more likely to be a GCT. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland Thumb ENVELOPE(-64.259,-64.259,-65.247,-65.247) The Thumb ENVELOPE(-126.747,-126.747,56.163,56.163) International Journal of Circumpolar Health 75 1 31285 |
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Objective: Giant cell tumours (GCTs) of the tendon sheets in fingers are rare. We therefore find it of interest to report on 5 cases identified in the Inuit population in Greenland within 16 months prior to this study. Material and methods: The Inuit account for 56,000 people of the total population in Greenland. From November 2010 to 16 months prior to this study, we diagnosed 5 cases (0.6% of all orthopaedic operations) with a GCT of the flexor tendon sheet of a finger. The patients were aged between 10 and 54 years, and 4 were women. All of them had noticed slow-growing tumours over 3 or more years and were referred for a suspected ganglion. Results: In two cases, the tumour was located at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint in the thumb and in one case at the third finger. Two other patients had tumours at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of the third finger and the thumb, respectively; one of these two had a communicating tumour to the DIP joint. The last patient had two tumours on the same finger, one at the MCP joint and the other at the DIP joint. In one case, the tumour had also eroded the cortex of the first phalanx of the thumb, and the largest tumour measured 5 cm. Conclusion: GCTs of the flexor tendon sheets in fingers are rare. It could be a coincidence that we have seen 5 cases within a short period of time. It is not possible to identify past cases through a register. A tumour in a finger is not the most common location for a ganglion, especially not at the DIP level. Therefore, a large tumour at this location is more likely to be a GCT. |
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Giant cell tumours in fingers among the Inuit population in Greenland |
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Giant cell tumours in fingers among the Inuit population in Greenland |
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Giant cell tumours in fingers among the Inuit population in Greenland |
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Giant cell tumours in fingers among the Inuit population in Greenland |
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Giant cell tumours in fingers among the Inuit population in Greenland |
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