Giant cell tumours in fingers among the Inuit population in Greenland

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Nick Duelund, Kjeld Hougaard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016
• Subjects: orthopaedic hand surgery; Arctic; native; benign tumour; slow growing; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Greenland; Thumb; The Thumb; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.31285; https://doaj.org/article/c76370ea51644e1ebef065f50155f3eb

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...