Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissue on the Forearm Skin: Case Report and Literature Review

Abdulkarim Hasan; Khalid Nafie; Mohamed Adwi; Ayman Abdelmaksoud; Mohammed S. Abdelwahed; Abdulhadi Samman; Mohammad A. Alghamdi; Hasan S. Al-Ghamdi; Hind Ali Hendi; S. K. A. Horsu

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2023.11042

Authors

Abdulkarim Hasan Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Prince Mishari bin Saud Hospital, Saudi Ministry of Health, Baljurashi, Saudi Arabia; Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0391-306X
Khalid Nafie Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Prince Mishari bin Saud Hospital, Saudi Ministry of Health, Baljurashi, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Adwi Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1195-8399
Ayman Abdelmaksoud Department of Dermatology, Mansoura Venerology and Leprology Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt; University of Rome G. Marconi, Rome, Italy
Mohammed S. Abdelwahed Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Abdulhadi Samman Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7689-0025
Mohammad A. Alghamdi Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Albaha University, Albaha City, Saudi Arabia
Hasan S. Al-Ghamdi Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Albaha University, Albaha City, Saudi Arabia
Hind Ali Hendi Albaha University, Albaha City, Saudi Arabia
S. K. A. Horsu Department of Histopathology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.11042

Keywords:

Giant cell tumor of soft tissue, Skin tumor, Immunohistochemistry, Complete excision

Abstract

Giant cell tumor of soft tissue (GCTST) is a very rare neoplasm that occurs predominantly in in the fifth decade of life presented as a benign looking painless mass associated with a local recurrence rate of 12% and very rare metastasis.

We report a case of this rare entity presented with unusual presentations in a young boy which was diagnosed by histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry after complete excision raising the awareness of diagnosis and management of this unusual entity.

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