"Giant Cell Tumor of Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A bone tumor composed of cellular spindle-cell stroma containing scattered multinucleated giant cells resembling osteoclasts. The tumors range from benign to frankly malignant lesions. The tumor occurs most frequently in an end of a long tubular bone in young adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)
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D018212
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.380.380 C04.557.450.565.575.420
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Giant Cell Tumor of Bone" by people in Profiles.
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Vascularized Medial Femoral Condyle Periosteal Flaps With Allograft Bone for Distal Radius Giant Cell Tumors: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2022 07 01; 12(3).
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Intracranial, intra-axial metastatic giant cell tumor of bone: case report and review of literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Feb; 117:40-43.
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Recurrent acute pancreatitis and persistent hyperamylasemia as a presentation of pancreatic osteoclastic giant cell tumor: an unusual presentation of a rare tumor. Pancreatology. 2011; 11(1):12-5.
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Argon beam coagulation as an adjuvant for local control of giant cell tumor. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Jan; 454:192-7.
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Osteoarticular allograft of the proximal humerus--histopathological study 18 years after implantation. Acta Orthop. 2005 Dec; 76(6):934-8.
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Beyond bone grafting: techniques in the surgical management of benign bone tumors. Instr Course Lect. 2005; 54:497-503.
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Multifocal metachronous giant cell tumor in a 15-year-old boy. Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Apr; 35(4):444-8.
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Mimics on radiography of giant cell tumor of bone. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Dec; 181(6):1583-9.
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Neoplastic and tumorlike lesions detected on MR imaging of the knee in patients with suspected internal derangement: Part I, intraosseous entities. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002 Mar; 178(3):589-94.