Global Reconstruction of the Flexor Apparatus after Wide Local Excision of a Recurrent Diffuse Giant Cell Tumor of the Hand: A Case Report and Literature Review

Keywords

Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath - Hand tumors - Wide excision - Recurrent GCT

The work may be attributed to hand and microvascular surgery unit, parvathy hospital, chennai

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