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Giant-cell tumour of the tendon sheath

IS RADIOTHERAPY INDICATED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE AFTER SURGERY?

P. P. Kotwal, MS Orth, Professor; V. Gupta, MS Orth, Senior Resident; and R. Malhotra, MS Orth, Associate Professor

Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.

Correspondence should be sent to Professor P. P. Kotwal.

Giant-cell tumour of the tendon sheath, also called pigmented villonodular synovitis, is a benign tumour with a high incidence of recurrence. We have tried to identify risk factors for recurrence. Of the 48 patients included in the study, 14 received radiotherapy after surgery. Only two (4%) had a recurrence. This compares favourably with previously reported incidences of between 25% and 45%.






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