Giant Cell Tumor: A Rare Condition in the Immature Skeleton—A Retrospective Study of Symptoms, Treatment, and Outcome in 16 Children
Joint Authors
Zaikova, Olga
Strøm, Thale M. Asp
Skeie, Anette Torød
Lobmaier, Ingvild Koren
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Pediatric giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is rare and the course of the disease in the immature skeleton is sparsely described.
We performed a retrospective study addressing symptoms, treatment, and outcome in children with GCT.
Methods.
Review of medical records and images of patients with GCT.
Patients were detected from our hospital prospective database and those with open epiphyseal cartilages were included.
Results.
16 children (75% girls) from 6 to 15 years old were identified.
Eight lesions (50%) were in long bones and 4 (25%) in flat bones.
One lesion appeared to be purely epiphyseal.
All patients had pain as the initial symptom.
Local recurrence developed in 2 patients.
14 of 16 patients returned to normal activity with no sequelae.
One patient developed anisomelia after surgery.
Conclusions.
The biological tumor behavior in children does not seem to differ from what is reported in adults.
Lesions in flat bones are very unusual, but our data alone do not provide enough evidence to conclude that this is more common in the immature skeleton.
Literature review showed only one previous case report describing a purely epiphyseal GCT.
Intralesional curettage is appropriate treatment and gives good functional results with acceptable recurrence rates.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Strøm, Thale M. Asp& Skeie, Anette Torød& Lobmaier, Ingvild Koren& Zaikova, Olga. 2016. Giant Cell Tumor: A Rare Condition in the Immature Skeleton—A Retrospective Study of Symptoms, Treatment, and Outcome in 16 Children. Complexity،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Strøm, Thale M. Asp…[et al.]. Giant Cell Tumor: A Rare Condition in the Immature Skeleton—A Retrospective Study of Symptoms, Treatment, and Outcome in 16 Children. Complexity No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Strøm, Thale M. Asp& Skeie, Anette Torød& Lobmaier, Ingvild Koren& Zaikova, Olga. Giant Cell Tumor: A Rare Condition in the Immature Skeleton—A Retrospective Study of Symptoms, Treatment, and Outcome in 16 Children. Complexity. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115750
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115750