SKELETAL SARCOMATA AND GIANT-CELL TUMOUR

Skeletal sarcomata and giant-cell tumour.

There is no universal agreement on a classification of bone tumours. Iany of the existing methods are based on varying criteria and consequently the nomenclature is confused. Numerous descriptive terms are employed to denote only minor and irrelevant differences in essentially similar tumours. If a classification is to be more than an academic exercise, the diagnosis of a particular type of tum...

Bone: Giant cell tumour

Rib Giant Cell Tumour

A 55 year old woman was admitted because of a slowly growing chest mass. A diagnosis of giant cells tumor (GCT) was made. In sharp contrast to other large bone metaphysis it accounts for < 1 % of all primary rib’s neoplasias. The resection included one normal adjacent rib above and below the tumour with all intervening intercostals muscles and pleura and the adjacent cartilages. Reconstruction ...

Multiple skeletal metastases from a giant cell tumour of the distal fibula with fatal outcome.

A giant cell tumour is a primary lesion of bone of intermediate severity. Its histogenesis is unclear. In a few cases pulmonary metastases have been described. Multiple skeletal metastases in the absence of sarcomatous change have been observed. We present a case report of a 25-year-old woman with a recurrent giant cell tumour of the distal fibula. After a second recurrence and six years after ...

Giant Cell Tumour of the Thoracic Spine

Giant cell tumours of the spine above the sacrum are rare, and may pose diagnostic and treatment difficulties. A patient with thoracic vertebral giant cell tumour in which soft tissue extension and proximity to the spine complicated management is described. Magnetic resonance imaging is the imaging modality of choice for determining the extent of disease, assisting preoperative management, and ...