Giant cell tumor of the capitate: an unusual case with 10 years follow-up

Creative Commons License

Duman S., SOFU H., Camurcu Y., Gursu S., Oke R.

SICOT-J, cilt.1, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1051/sicotj/2015018
  • Dergi Adı: SICOT-J
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Giant cell tumor of the small bones, particularly the carpal bones of the hand, is exceedingly rare. We present a case report of giant cell tumor of the capitate in a 24 year-old female with 10 years postoperative follow-up. Although carpal bones are extremely unusual location, orthopedic surgeons should always keep in mind that differential diagnosis must include giant cell tumor of bone whenever an expansile osteolytic lesion with well-defined but nonsclerotic margins is identified in a young adult with closed physes.