Growth stimulation by giant-cell tumor of bone? A case report.
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.
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Orthopedic Service, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Larsen
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Melvik
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Pettersen
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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