Giant cell tumor of the sternum: a case report.
We report a rare case of giant cell tumor (GCT) of the sternum in a 55-year-old man. He presented with a bony mass in the body of the sternum that had been slowly growing over 6 months. The patient was treated by surgical curettage and cementation. Histological study showed typical GCT findings with cytogenetic abnormalities of many telomeric associations of chromosomes, predominantly the 19q arm.
Segawa
Takahiro
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Kanamori
Masahiko
M
Ohmori
Kazuo
K
Nobukiyo
Masanori
M
Nogami
Shigeharu
S
Kimura
Tomoatsu
T
Doki
Yoshinori
Y
Nakato
Shinichi
S
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics