"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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis Is Uncommon after Intralesional Curettage in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone. J Knee Surg. 2023 Oct; 36(12):1218-1223.
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Distal Radius Allograft Reconstruction Utilizing a Step-Cut Technique After En Bloc Tumor Resection. Hand (N Y). 2019 07; 14(4):530-533.
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Is intralesional treatment of giant cell tumor of the distal radius comparable to resection with respect to local control and functional outcome? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Feb; 473(2):706-15.
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Fine-needle aspiration of primary Rosai-Dorfman disease of the bone without peripheral lymphadenopathy: a challenging diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 2013 Mar; 41(3):230-1.
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Giant cell tumor with involvement of the patellar ligament. J Knee Surg. 2010 Dec; 23(4):229-32.
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A case of recurrent giant cell tumor of bone with malignant transformation and benign pulmonary metastases. Diagn Pathol. 2010 Sep 22; 5:62.
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Results of giant cell tumor of bone treated with intralesional excision. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2004 Jul; (424):221-6.
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Benign sacral tumors. Neurosurg Focus. 2003 Aug 15; 15(2):E14.