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case_images: Gross appearance of the tumor at the time of presentation.
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case_images: F1
case_images: The lesion at the time it was presented to our department on March 2018 had a fungating skin appearance and ST involvement (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2) with a foul-smelling odor.
case_images: Computed tomographyand positron emission tomographyscan showing the tumor margins.
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case_images: F3
case_images: Computed tomography and positron emission tomographyscans showed a well-demarcated tumor margin with no bone involvement confined to the tensor fasciae latae muscle (Fig. 3 and Fig. 4).
case_images: Intraoperative photograph of resected tumor tissue.
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case_images: F5
case_images: After all standard pre-operativeevaluation and preparation, the tumor was successfully resected (Fig. 5 and Fig. 6), followed by additional post-operativemedical treatments of pain management, infection prevention, diet modifications, and other conventional rehabilitation procedures.
case_images: (a and b) Histology findings of the intramuscular diffuse-type giant cell tumor.
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case_images: F7
case_images: In accordance with clinical history, the tumor conforms to giant cell carcinoma of ST.(Fig. 7a and Fig. 7b) Ck(-), Vimt (+), S100(-), smooth muscle actin (SMA) (+), desmin (-), CD34 (blood vessel+), CD88(increase+), ki-67(about 50%+).