The rare case of giant cell tumor occuring in the axial skeleton after 15 years of follow-up: Case report

  • Authors:
    • Ye-Soo Park
    • Jin Kyu Lee
    • Seung-Wook Baek
    • Chan-Kum Park
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  • Published online on: September 2, 2011     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.402
  • Pages: 1323-1326
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Abstract

The majority of giant cell tumors (GCTs) occur in the ends of the long bones. The presence of more than one GCT in the axial skeleton is rare. A GCT is capable of remaining clinically latent following treatment and becoming active a number of years later. We report an extremely rare case of GCT occurring in the axial skeleton, involving the sacrum, thoracic spine and parieto-occipital skull in more than 15 years of follow-up.
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Park Y, Lee J, Baek S and Park C: The rare case of giant cell tumor occuring in the axial skeleton after 15 years of follow-up: Case report. Oncol Lett 2: 1323-1326, 2011
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Park, Y., Lee, J., Baek, S., & Park, C. (2011). The rare case of giant cell tumor occuring in the axial skeleton after 15 years of follow-up: Case report. Oncology Letters, 2, 1323-1326. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.402
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Park, Y., Lee, J., Baek, S., Park, C."The rare case of giant cell tumor occuring in the axial skeleton after 15 years of follow-up: Case report". Oncology Letters 2.6 (2011): 1323-1326.
Chicago
Park, Y., Lee, J., Baek, S., Park, C."The rare case of giant cell tumor occuring in the axial skeleton after 15 years of follow-up: Case report". Oncology Letters 2, no. 6 (2011): 1323-1326. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.402