Glomus tumours: Outcome based on tumour location in hand.

Objective: To determine the clinical outcome of patients with glomus tumour in nail matrix and nail bed that were excised with transungual approach.

Methods: The case series was conducted at the Allied and District Headquarter Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan,from January 2012 to June 2014, and comprised patients with glomus tumour at finger tipswhose diagnosis was confirmed with biopsy results. Variables noted were the location of the tumour in the nail i.

Local recurrence of giant cell tumour of bone after intralesional treatment with and without adjuvant therapy, a single institution case series.

Background: Giant cell tumour (GCT) of bone is generally a benign tumour composed of mononuclear stromal cells and characteristic multinucleated giant cells that exhibit osteoclastic activity. It usually develops in long bones but can occur in unusual locations. The typical appearance is a lytic lesion with a well-defined but non-sclerotic margin that is eccentric in location, extends near the articular surface, and occurs in patients with closed physes.