title: Growth stimulation by giant-cell tumor of bone? A case report.
abstract: Overgrowth of the femur and tibia was observed in a 20-year-old man who had a giant cell tumor in his distal femur. Growth stimulation by the tumor is suggested to explain the overgrowth.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Service, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alho
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Melvik
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Pettersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000254:growth & development*; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male