title: Giant cell tumor of the femoral head and neck: result of intralesional curettage.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hwan Seong
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Il-Hyung
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ilkyu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Seung Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Han-Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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