title: Giant-cell tumors of the carpus.
abstract: Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a rare, benign tumor with some aggressive characteristics such as a high recurrence rate. The tumor usually occurs in the distal radius although it has been reported in the carpus. We reviewed 63 manuscripts published from 1935 to 2005 and report on the treatment of GCT of carpal bone in 29 cases. Intralesional procedures, such as curettage, were associated with a high incidence of recurrence (24%), whereas cases treated with an excisional procedure did not recur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan. shigema2@naramed-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobata
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maegawa
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takakura
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D003475:Curettage; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local