There are still some debates regarding the best treatment of Giant Cell Tumor (GCT) of the sacrum. Since GCT of this location is rare, therapeutic strategies are mainly based on the treatment of GCT in other anatomic locations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the oncologic and clinical results of surgical management of sacral GCT with and without local adjuvant therapy. Medical reco...

BACKGROUND Symptomatic aneurysmal bone cysts in pediatric age group with an expansile lesion in ilium is a rare occurrence. CASE An 11-year-old female presented with a swelling over her right iliac region and numbness along the medial aspect of thigh. Clinicoradiological diagnosis was aneurysmal bone cyst confirmed on fine needle aspiration cytology. Excision curettage (wide margin excision o...

Chondroblastoma has a predilection for the epiphyses or apophyses of long tubular bones. Management of lesions in the proximal tibia is challenging because it is difficult to gain access to intraepiphyseal lesions for completion of curettage. From October 2007 to December 2011, 9 patients with de novo chondroblastoma of the proximal tibia underwent surgery at the authors' institution. All patie...

Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are benign bony lesions frequently accompanied by multiple cystic lesions and aggressive bone destruction. They are relatively rare lesions, representing only 1% of bone tumors. The pathogenesis of ABCs has yet to be elucidated. In the present study, a series of 22 cases of primary and secondary ABC from patients treated in Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kagoshim...

PURPOSE To describe the findings and outcomes in eosinophilic granuloma (unifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis [LCH]) of the orbit, and to explain the paradox of aggressive bone destruction responsive to minimal intervention. METHODS Retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series of patients treated from 1985 through 2001. Minimum inclusion criteria were demonstration of CD1a positiv...

AIMS Intralesional treatment of giant cell tumour (GCT) of the bone may result in a high rate of local recurrence. The introduction of local adjuvant therapy, such as cementation or phenolization, has lead to a significant reduction in recurrence rates. Due to the combined use of phenol and cementation in most studies, the effect of phenol alone is described in this study. METHODS Twenty prim...

Giant cell tumour (Osteoclastoma) is a benign, locally destructive with low metastatic potential, but it has tendency to recur after treatment. The primary areas of involvement are the ends long bones, commonly distal femur and proximal tibia. most preferred treatment modality giant surgery. Case report: A 52-year-old male presented pain slight swelling localized over left tibia limited range m...