Tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the suboccipital region - A rare, benign neoplasm in this location

Rahul Singh; Martin N Stienen; Kristen Ganjoo; Kevin S Kolahi; Romain Cayrol; Gregory W Charville; Donald E Born; Corinna C Zygourakis

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.022

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the suboccipital region - A rare, benign neoplasm in this location

J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Aug:78:413-415. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.022. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Authors

Rahul Singh¹, Martin N Stienen², Kristen Ganjoo³, Kevin S Kolahi⁴, Romain Cayrol⁴, Gregory W Charville⁴, Donald E Born⁴, Corinna C Zygourakis⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich & Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.

PMID: 32631721
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.022

Abstract

Tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCTs) are benign neoplasms that arise from the synovium of tendon sheaths, bursae, and joints. We report a rare presentation of TGCT involving the suboccipital spine.

Keywords: TGCT; Tenosynovial giant cell tumors.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath / pathology
Giant Cell Tumors / pathology*
Humans
Occipital Lobe / pathology
Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
Synovial Membrane / pathology*