title: Metachronous multicentric giant cell tumor: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Metachronous multicentric giant cell tumors of bone are rare. The case of a 47-year-old woman who had a giant cell tumor of the ilium develop 24 years after resection of a giant cell tumor of the proximal tibia is reported. The initial and current surgical approaches for this patient are described. A literature review is presented to show that this patient had the longest disease-free interval documented for a patient with metachronous multicentric giant cell tumors.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, USA. haskellandrew@aol.com
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haskell
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wodowoz
authors.forename: James O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome