Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone

Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a relatively common benign bone lesion and is usually located in long bones, but involvement of the olecranon is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of solitary GCT of bone in the olecranon that was confirmed by preoperative needle biopsy and postoperative histo...

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Main Authors:	Chen Yang, Yubao Gong, Jianguo Liu, Xin Qi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:	Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:	Bone giant cell tumor olecranon
Online Access:	http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=6;spage=574;epage=576;aulast=Yang

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spelling	doaj-3a9e6e508b83490c88745e362a4f260d2020-11-24T22:08:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362014-01-01196574576Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon boneChen YangYubao GongJianguo LiuXin QiGiant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a relatively common benign bone lesion and is usually located in long bones, but involvement of the olecranon is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of solitary GCT of bone in the olecranon that was confirmed by preoperative needle biopsy and postoperative histological examination. The treatment included intralesional curettage, allogeneic bone grafting, and plating. At 26 months follow-up, the patient had no local recurrence.http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=6;spage=574;epage=576;aulast=YangBonegiant cell tumorolecranon
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spellingShingle	Chen Yang Yubao Gong Jianguo Liu Xin Qi Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Bone giant cell tumor olecranon
author_facet	Chen Yang Yubao Gong Jianguo Liu Xin Qi
author_sort	Chen Yang
title	Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone
title_short	Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone
title_full	Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone
title_fullStr	Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone
title_full_unstemmed	Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone
title_sort	rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
issn	1735-1995 1735-7136
publishDate	2014-01-01
description	Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a relatively common benign bone lesion and is usually located in long bones, but involvement of the olecranon is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of solitary GCT of bone in the olecranon that was confirmed by preoperative needle biopsy and postoperative histological examination. The treatment included intralesional curettage, allogeneic bone grafting, and plating. At 26 months follow-up, the patient had no local recurrence.
topic	Bone giant cell tumor olecranon
url	http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=6;spage=574;epage=576;aulast=Yang
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Rare giant cell tumor involvement of the olecranon bone

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