Tendon sheath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tendon sheath is a layer of membrane around a tendon. It permits the tendon to move. It has two layers: • synovial sheath • fibrous tendon sheath Fibroma of the tendon sheath has been described.
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Definition of tendon sheath from the online medical dictionary hosted by mondofacto. ... online medical dictionary | definition of tendon sheath...
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Inflammation of the tendon sheath ... Tenosynovitis is inflammation of the lining of the sheath that surrounds a tendon (the cord that joins muscle to bone). ... The wrists, hands, and feet are areas that are commonly affected, although it may occur with any tendon sheath.
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Overview: Giant cell tumors of the tendon sheath are the second most common tumors of the hand, with simple ganglion cysts being the most common. Chassaignac first described these benign soft-tissue masses in 1852, and he overstated their ... ... Giant cell tumors of the tendon sheath are firm, lobulated, nontender,
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The purpose of this report was to determine the pattern of thallium (T1-201) uptake in pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) and giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) and to evaluate for features that might help to distinguish these lesions from malignant disease. ... Of 4 cases of giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath,
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The authors investigated ultrastructural cytochemical features of multinucleated and mononuclear stromal cells in giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB), giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS), and pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS). ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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Tendinitis is inflammation of a tendon. Tenosynovitis is tendinitis accompanied by inflammation of the protective covering around the tendon (tendon sheath).
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3 Satti MB. Tendon sheath tumours. A pathological study of the relationship between giant cell tumour and fibroma of tendon sheath. Histopathology. 1992;20:213–220. ... Select up to 2 differential diagnoses to compare with Fibroma of Tendon Sheath...
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