title: Giant cell tumor of bone.
abstract: Giant cell tumor is a common benign bone tumor that possesses specific features including location at the end of long bone, a strong tendency toward local recurrence, and the rare capacity to metastasize to the lungs. Preferred treatment usually consists of extensive curettage and filling of the cavity with bone graft or cement. Debate still exists about the usefulness of local adjuvant treatment. Functional outcome is usually very good.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. robert.turcotte@muhc.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Turcotte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome