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WHAT IS TGCT?Also known as pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) and giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCT-TS)
Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (TGCT) is a type of rare, locally aggressive, non-life threatening, tumor of the joint, tendon sheath, or bursae. |
TGCT StatsA 2017 Danish study found that of 44 per 100,000 people are living with localized TGCT and 12 per 100,000 people are living with diffuse TGCT (7). Whereas, a 2017 Dutch study found 43 people per million are newly diagnosed with TGCT; 29 cases per million of localized TGCT affecting fingers and toes, 10 cases per million of additional localized TGCT in other locations, and 4 cases per million of diffuse TGCT (5).
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