title: Curettage and radiotherapy of giant cell tumour of the sacrum: a case report with a 10-year follow-up.
abstract: A case report of a 53-year-old woman with giant cell tumour of the sacrum is presented. Initial curettage was performed through a posterior approach and the patient was relieved of pain and discharged. However, 6 months later the patient was readmitted with a tumour that had progressed towards the L5 vertebra. A further curettage followed by adjuvant radiotherapy resulted in successful reduction of the tumour. Ten years after the operation, there was no recurrence or metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan. kanamori@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohmori
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012447:Sacrum; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome