Tenosynovial giant cell tumour of the posterior cruciate ligament and its arthroscopic treatment

Aksoy B, Ertürer E, Toker S, Seçkin F, Sener B
Correspondence: Dr Serdar Toker, tokerserdar@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT
Tenosynovial giant cell tumours originate from synovial tissues of the joints, tendon sheaths, mucosal bursas or fibrous tissues adjacent to tendons. Tenosynovial giant cell tumours are rarely intra-articular. We report a giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath arising from the posterior cruciate ligament diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and resected arthroscopically in a 54-year-old woman.

Keywords: arthroscopic resection, giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath, pigmented villonodular tenosynovitis, posterior cruciate ligament, tendon sheath lesion, tenosynovial giant cell tumour
Singapore Med J 2009; 50(6): e204-e205