Carpal tunnel syndrome caused by a giant cell tumour of the flexor tendon sheath
Meek, Marcel Zahid, Sheikh Quinton, David
Meek, Marcel
Zahid, Sheikh
Quinton, David
Abstract
A 76-year-old woman developed right carpal tunnel syndrome after being conservatively treated for tenosynovitis of the flexor tendons with associated mild carpal tunnel syndrome. A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a tumour in the carpal tunnel. Re-exploration showed that the median nerve was being compressed by a giant cell tumour of the flexor tendon sheaths. Appropriate imaging is advised in patients with additional findings (such as swelling) or in patients with secondary carpal tunnel syndrome and incomplete response to conservative treatment, to exclude a space-occupying lesion.
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2014-02
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J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2014 Feb;48(1):84-5. doi: 10.3109/2000656X.2012.754621. Epub 2013 May 22.