A giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive size
Giant cell tumors of the bone are generally benign tumors of the bone, though they can be locally invasive in nature. They are also known as “osteoclastomas,” and patients are typically between 20 and 40 years of age, who present with pain and swelling of the joints. Though the tumor is benign, mali...
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| description | Giant cell tumors of the bone are generally benign tumors of the bone, though they can be locally invasive in nature. They are also known as “osteoclastomas,” and patients are typically between 20 and 40 years of age, who present with pain and swelling of the joints. Though the tumor is benign, malignant degeneration, metastasis, and other complications of tumor growth are possible. Here we present a case where a delay in treatment led to a significant tumor burden. This tumor's unique location in the anterior arc of the rib, as well as its growth to a size that has rarely been reported, ultimately caused major compressive effects that significantly impacted our patient's quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f8d90ccf2b44800ab3c41b0da44d6052022-12-21T22:05:34ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712021-01-0133101419A giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive sizeEllen Yang0Tianyang Li1Ariel Katz2Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, 60064, IL, USA; Corresponding author. 1414 N. Noble St. Unit CH2, Chicago, IL 60642, USA.Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jinzhou Central Hospital, Liaoning, 121000, ChinaClinical Sciences Department, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, 60064, IL, USAGiant cell tumors of the bone are generally benign tumors of the bone, though they can be locally invasive in nature. They are also known as “osteoclastomas,” and patients are typically between 20 and 40 years of age, who present with pain and swelling of the joints. Though the tumor is benign, malignant degeneration, metastasis, and other complications of tumor growth are possible. Here we present a case where a delay in treatment led to a significant tumor burden. This tumor's unique location in the anterior arc of the rib, as well as its growth to a size that has rarely been reported, ultimately caused major compressive effects that significantly impacted our patient's quality of life.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121000812Giant cell tumorsBone tumorsRibAnterior arcOsteoclastoma |
| spellingShingle | Ellen Yang Tianyang Li Ariel Katz A giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive size Respiratory Medicine Case Reports Giant cell tumors Bone tumors Rib Anterior arc Osteoclastoma |
| title | A giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive size |
| title_full | A giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive size |
| title_fullStr | A giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive size |
| title_full_unstemmed | A giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive size |
| title_short | A giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive size |
| title_sort | giant cell tumor of the bone in the rib cage left to proliferate unfettered for seven years to an extensive size |
| topic | Giant cell tumors Bone tumors Rib Anterior arc Osteoclastoma |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121000812 |
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