Unusual Location of a Giant Cell Tumour

Unusual Location of a Giant Cell Tumour

Giant cell tumours (GCT) are rare aggressive non-cancerous tumours which usually affect the long bones. We describe a case of GCT of the first rib in a young woman without a relevant history. The patient presented a left cervico-thoracic mass which was biopsied in our department (CT-guided biopsy)....

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Main Authors: El Mehdi Kabir, Fatiha Aghrib, Hasnaa Belgadir, Omar Amriss, Aicha Merzem, Nadia Moussali, Naima El Benna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
giant cell tumour
costal lesion
posterior arc
unusual localization
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2329
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spelling doaj-ff967e70b1274f5faaa3d7ae6857378a2021-03-05T08:43:07ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942021-03-0110.12890/2020_0023291945Unusual Location of a Giant Cell TumourEl Mehdi Kabir0Fatiha Aghrib1Hasnaa Belgadir2Omar Amriss3Aicha Merzem4Nadia Moussali5Naima El Benna6Hôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, MoroccoHôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, MoroccoHôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, MoroccoHôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, MoroccoHôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, MoroccoHôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, MoroccoHôpital 20 Août, Casablanca, MoroccoGiant cell tumours (GCT) are rare aggressive non-cancerous tumours which usually affect the long bones. We describe a case of GCT of the first rib in a young woman without a relevant history. The patient presented a left cervico-thoracic mass which was biopsied in our department (CT-guided biopsy). She was referred to the thoracic surgery department after histological results.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2329giant cell tumourcostal lesionposterior arcunusual localization
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author El Mehdi Kabir
Fatiha Aghrib
Hasnaa Belgadir
Omar Amriss
Aicha Merzem
Nadia Moussali
Naima El Benna
spellingShingle El Mehdi Kabir
Fatiha Aghrib
Hasnaa Belgadir
Omar Amriss
Aicha Merzem
Nadia Moussali
Naima El Benna
Unusual Location of a Giant Cell Tumour
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
giant cell tumour
costal lesion
posterior arc
unusual localization
author_facet El Mehdi Kabir
Fatiha Aghrib
Hasnaa Belgadir
Omar Amriss
Aicha Merzem
Nadia Moussali
Naima El Benna
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title Unusual Location of a Giant Cell Tumour
title_short Unusual Location of a Giant Cell Tumour
title_full Unusual Location of a Giant Cell Tumour
title_fullStr Unusual Location of a Giant Cell Tumour
title_full_unstemmed Unusual Location of a Giant Cell Tumour
title_sort unusual location of a giant cell tumour
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2021-03-01
description Giant cell tumours (GCT) are rare aggressive non-cancerous tumours which usually affect the long bones. We describe a case of GCT of the first rib in a young woman without a relevant history. The patient presented a left cervico-thoracic mass which was biopsied in our department (CT-guided biopsy). She was referred to the thoracic surgery department after histological results.
topic giant cell tumour
costal lesion
posterior arc
unusual localization
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2329
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