Giant-cell tumor: analysis on the importance of early diagnosis and the epidemiological profile

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to ascertain the relationship between early diagnosis of giant-cell tumors (GCT) and their prognosis, by correlating the time of symptom onset with the staging of the injury (through the Campanacci classification at the time of diagnosis), and with the type of...

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Main Authors: Diego Firmino de Carvalho Diniz Ferraz, César Augusto Torres dos Santos, Victor Hugo Farias Costa, Antônio Marcelo Gonçalves Souza, Paulo Rogerio Gomes Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000100058&lng=en&tlng=en