The epidemiology of malignant giant cell tumors of bone: an analysis of data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (1975–2004)

Malignant giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a rare tumor with debilitating consequences. Patients with GCT of bone typically present with mechanical difficulty and pain as a result of bone destruction and are at an increased risk for fracture. Because of its unusual occurrence, little is known about...

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Main Authors: Kendra Schwartz, Scott Schuetze, Jon Fryzek, Karynsa Cetin, Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-12-01
Series:Rare Tumors
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1393