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Report of An Instance of Malignant Growth

MATHEW W. KOBAK, M.D.; SAMUEL PERLOW, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1949;59(4):909-916.

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THERE has been considerable controversy about the malignant nature of xanthomatous giant cell tumors arising in soft tissues. Of the lesions noted in tendons and tendon sheaths Fleissig¹ stated that there is no authentic record of metastatic growth. A similar conclusion has likewise been reached by Gomori² and Bussebaum³ and by Berger⁴ in a more general appraisal of the problem.

There have been, however, various indications that tumors of this nature may be malignant. Berger⁴ cited an example in which local invasive qualities were noted in a growth originating in the thigh. Tourneux⁵ reported an instance recorded by Gaudiani wherein a giant cell tumor metastasized to the regional lymph nodes. Similarly, he cited a case described by Dor, who treated a tumor on the index finger diagnosed as sarcoma myeloplaxes. This mass was excised, but it recurred locally and apparently then spread generally. Histologic . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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CHICAGO

From the Department of Surgery, Michael Reese Hospital.

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