Giant cell tumor associated with trauma.
Presented is a case report of a 19-year-old man who developed a giant cell tumor in the distal ulna following trauma to the carpus. Roentgenograms and bone scan revealed a fracture of the scaphoid and no other bony abnormalities. On year later, after the scaphoid fracture had healed, the same investigations demonstrated a giant cell tumor of the distal ulna. Circumstantial evidence suggests a possible role for trauma in the pathogenesis of giant cell tumor.
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014457:Ulna