An epiphyseal giant cell tumor associated with early Paget's disease. A case report.
An epiphyseal giant cell tumor occurred in a 50-year-old woman in the absence of roentgenographic signs of Paget's disease adjacent to the tumor area. Only one case with similar features has been previously reported. Treatment increased bone remodeling changes in the whole femur. Two years later the high bone turnover of the femur was arrested. This case suggests that a giant cell tumor of the epiphysis developed in an early phase of Paget's disease.
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Clinica Ortopedica dell'Università di Pavia, Italy.
Barbieri
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Ceciliani
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications*