Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee. Case Report of a Potentially Aggressive Benign Tumor

• Cerda, Álvaro ^[2] ; Tolosa, Ricardo ^[3] ; Hernandez, Ramón ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de La Frontera

     Universidad de La Frontera

     Temuco, Chile

     
  2. [2] Médico Cirujano, Servicio de Urgencia Adulto, Hospital Dr. Hernán Henríquez Aravena.
  3. [3] Traumatólogo, Equipo de Tumores, Institito Traumatológico, Santiago.

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• Localización: International Journal of Medical and Surgical Sciences, (IJMSS), ISSN-e 0719-532X, ISSN 0719-3904, Vol. 3, Nº. 1, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: March 2016), págs. 735-740
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The giant cell tumor of bone (OCD) is a primary bone tumor that occurs most frequently in the third age of life, being located mainly at the distal femur. The development of a biopsy to establish the diagnosis and to begin appropriate treatment quickly is a fundamental to establish as early as possible surgical resection procedure. In this article a case of TOCG is presented in a patient of 30 years. Its etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, as well as an adequate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to achieve a positive resolution of this pathology is discussed.