title: Long-term outcome of giant cell tumor of bone involving sacroiliac joint treated with selective arterial embolization and curettage: a case report and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Giant cell tumor of the sacrum, especially involving the sacroiliac joint, is rare, but is particularly challenging to treat. The long term outcome of a patient was studied with giant cell tumor involving the sacroiliac joint treated with selective arterial embolization and curretage.
  
  
  METHODS
  One patient with giant cell tumor involving the sacroiliac joint was treated with selective arterial embolization and curettage in our hospital in October 2002. The curettage and bone grafting was done after two times of selective arterial embolization;1600 ml of blood were transfused and no complications developed during the operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the final follow-up of 9 years after the operation, no local recurrence and metastasis developed and she retained normal activity in daily life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We think it is an optimal treatment for giant cell tumor involving the sacroiliac joint, with repeated selective arterial embolization and curettage, which has the advantage of less injury, less blood loss and fewer complications.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Department, General Hospital of Jinan Military Commanding Region, Jinan 250031, China. yxch36@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: XiuChun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: SongFeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: ZhiHou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003475:Curettage; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome