title: Giant cell tumor of the sternum: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nobukiyo
authors.forename: Shigeharu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nogami
authors.forename: Tomoatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Doki
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakato
mesh_terms: 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