Giant cell tumour of talus with osteosarcomatous transformation in a young male: a case report.
A case of osteosarcomatous transformation in a benign giant cell tumour is described. Spontaneous malignant transformation is rare in a giant cell tumour with only 17 cases reported in the literature till date. In addition, a giant cell tumour arising in the bones of the hands and feet is in itself a rarity. In this instance the lesion presented in the talus of the left ankle in a 13 year old male.
Agarwal
Kiran
K
Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Bajaj
P
P
Aiyer
Hema Malini
HM
Sood
L K
LK
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013628:Talus