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Multifocal metachronous giant cell tumor in a 15-year-old boy.

Authors :
Stratil PG
Stacy GS
Source :
Pediatric radiology [Pediatr Radiol] 2005 Apr; Vol. 35 (4), pp. 444-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2004 Oct 12.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

We report a case of multifocal metachronous giant cell tumor (GCT) that involved the fibula, tibia, and sacrum of a 15-year-old boy. Multifocal GCT of bone presenting in children is an exceedingly rare phenomenon; however, there is evidence that multifocal GCT presents, on average, at a younger age than solitary GCT. Pediatric radiologists should be aware of this when encountering a single lesion with characteristic radiographic features of GCT and when encountering multiple lytic skeletal lesions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0301-0449
Volume :
35
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Pediatric radiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
15480610
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-004-1346-x