Recurrence of a primary malignant giant cell tumour of bone 14 years after initial surgery.
Giant cell tumour (GCT) is usually considered a benign entity. A small fraction of these tumours become malignant with time, and an extremely rare fraction may be malignant at onset. We report herein an unusual case of primary malignant GCT of the bone that relapsed locally with the same histology 14 years after a simple surgical curettage.
Merad
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Department of Medicine, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
Mesurolle
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B
Guinebretière
J M
JM
Lecesne
A
A
Missenard
G
G
Vanel
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D
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed