title: [Failure of initial surgical treatment of a giant cell tumor of the capitate and its salvage: a case report].
abstract: Giant Cell Tumors are rare tumors in the young adult and localisation in the hand is even more exceptional. In the absence of adjuvant treatment, the literature reports a strong potential for local recurrence of between 75 and 86%. These tumours also have a risk of sarcomatosis degeneration and pulmonary metastasis. The case report concerns a 24-year-old patient, with a Giant Cell Tumour of the capitate initially diagnosed on simple curettage, and we describe her treatment together with the treatment of a subsequent reccurrence. A literature review will also highlight the current knowledge of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Institut de la main, clinique Jouvenet, Paris, France. p.moreel@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moreel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Viet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D051224:Capitate Bone; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017211:Treatment Failure