Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

Poster
Topic: Tumours
Abstract number: 23033
BONE GIANT CELL TUMOR-A CASE REPORT WITH 13 YEARS FOLLOW UP
Stamatis PARASCHOU, Helias ANASTASOPOULOS, Polykarpos FLEGAS, Anestis
KARANIKOLAS
Orthopaedic Clinic-General Hospital Kilkis, Thessaloniki (GREECE)
Bone giant cell tumor mostly occurs in young adults between 20-40 years old.There
is a female predominance of about 1.5 to1.It affects the epiphyses of long bones and
more than half of the tumors occur around the knee but almost all bones have been
involved.The origin of giant cell tumor cells is unknown and its biological behavior is
peculiar. It is a benign tumor ,occasionally malignant, and benign pulmonary
metastases have been reported.Recurrence after meticulous excision of the tumor is
indicative of malignancy.The purpose of this article is to present a 29years old patient
suffering from giant cell tumor of the left lateral femoral condyle, with three
recurrences following three curettages with bone grafting and a final knee
arthrodesis.During the last 6 years no recurrence occurred . I would wish to be
accepted as a Poster.
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