Giant cell tumor of the femoral head and neck: result of intralesional curettage.
BACKGROUND
There have been not much reports on the result of intralesional excision for giant cell tumors (GCTs) of the femoral head and neck because of its rarity. The purpose of this study is to review the results of patients managed with intralesional curettage for GCT of the femoral head and neck.


METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed 12 patients with a GCT of the femoral head and/or neck. All of them were treated with curettage and followed up to monitor local recurrence and pulmonary metastasis. Mean duration of follow-up was 58.3 months.


RESULTS
Although recurrence rate of the present study was rather high (41.7%, 5 of 12 hips), 9 of 12 hips (75%) were preserved at last follow-up including 2 hips that underwent repeat curettage, and functional outcomes of the preserved hips were satisfactory.


CONCLUSIONS
It may be that curettage should be considered as a primary treatment of choice for GCTs of the femoral head and neck.
Cho
Hwan Seong
HS
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Park
Il-Hyung
IH
Han
Ilkyu
I
Kang
Seung Chul
SC
Kim
Han-Soo
HS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005270:Femur Head; D005272:Femur Neck; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult