Giant cell tumor locally advanced around the knee: treatment and literature review

ABSTRACT Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a benign bone tumor with aggressive characteristics. They are more prevalent in the third decade of life and demonstrate a preference for locating in the epiphyseal region of long bones. They have a high local recurrence rate, which depends on the type of treatment...

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Main Authors: Ana Valeria Rigollino, Thiago Santos Fernando, Marcos Hajime Tanaka, Marcello Martins Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000400473&lng=en&tlng=en