A tumor arising in the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVIAL BURSA; or TENDON sheath. It is characterized by OSTEOCLAST-like GIANT CELLS; FOAM CELLS; pigmented HEMOSIDERIN-laden MACROPHAGES and inflammatory infiltrate. It is classified either as diffuse or localized tenosynovitis.
Also Known As:
Fibrous Histiocytoma of Tendon Sheath; Localized Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath; Localized Nodular Tenosynovitis; Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis; Nodular Tenosynovitis; Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor; Localized Nodular Tenosynovitides; Nodular Tenosynovitides; Nodular Tenosynovitides, Localized; Nodular Tenosynovitis, Localized; Tenosynovitides, Localized Nodular; Tenosynovitides, Nodular; Tenosynovitis, Localized Nodular; Tenosynovitis, Nodular