{"title":"Intramuscular Soft Tissue Giant Cell Tumor of the Forearm: A Case Report","authors":"Kaissar Yammine, Emanuel-Youssef Dib, Moueen Bou Ghanem","doi":"10.1002/ccr3.70371","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report the case of a 33-year-old female who presented with a painful, rapidly growing mass on her left dorsal forearm. Physical examination revealed a 2 cm firm, well-demarcated, non-erythematous nodule beneath the skin, with an initial diagnosis of lipoma. Upon removal, the mass was found to be intramuscular beneath the antebrachial fascia. The histopathology confirmed a benign giant cell tumor of soft tissue (GCT-ST). The patient was informed of the potential risk of recurrence, and regular follow-up was recommended. At the last follow-up, no clinical evidence of recurrence was noted. This report highlights a rare case of an intramuscular soft tissue GCT at an exceptional location, the forearm.</p>","PeriodicalId":10327,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Case Reports","volume":"13 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ccr3.70371","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ccr3.70371","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We report the case of a 33-year-old female who presented with a painful, rapidly growing mass on her left dorsal forearm. Physical examination revealed a 2 cm firm, well-demarcated, non-erythematous nodule beneath the skin, with an initial diagnosis of lipoma. Upon removal, the mass was found to be intramuscular beneath the antebrachial fascia. The histopathology confirmed a benign giant cell tumor of soft tissue (GCT-ST). The patient was informed of the potential risk of recurrence, and regular follow-up was recommended. At the last follow-up, no clinical evidence of recurrence was noted. This report highlights a rare case of an intramuscular soft tissue GCT at an exceptional location, the forearm.
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Clinical Case Reports is different from other case report journals. Our aim is to directly improve global health and increase clinical understanding using case reports to convey important best practice information. We welcome case reports from all areas of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Veterinary Science and may include: -Any clinical case or procedure which illustrates an important best practice teaching message -Any clinical case or procedure which illustrates the appropriate use of an important clinical guideline or systematic review. As well as: -The management of novel or very uncommon diseases -A common disease presenting in an uncommon way -An uncommon disease masquerading as something more common -Cases which expand understanding of disease pathogenesis -Cases where the teaching point is based on an error -Cases which allow us to re-think established medical lore -Unreported adverse effects of interventions (drug, procedural, or other).