title: Recurrent giant cell tumor of bone with simultaneous regional lymph node and pulmonary metastases.
abstract: Giant cell tumors of bone are known for their unpredictable behavior characterized occasionally even by metastases. Most metastases lodge in the lungs but other rare sites are regional lymph nodes, mediastinum, skin, scalp and the pelvis. In this case report we document a case of giant cell tumor of the patella in which, associated with local recurrence, there were simultaneous metastases to lymph nodes and lungs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, Tata Memorial Hospital, E. Borges Road, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: Sajid S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Saral
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Nirmala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jambhekar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome