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Giant cell tumor of the capitate
Andrea Angelini1, Andreas F Mavrogenis, Pietro Ruggieri
1Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Oncology Service, University of Bologna, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli, 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy. andrea.angelini83@libero.it
Musculoskeletal Surgery
|March 5, 2011
Abstract:
Giant cell tumors are primary bone tumors most often observed in the metaepiphyses of long bones; location in the hand, especially the carpal bones, is rare. We report a patient with recurrent giant cell tumor of the capitate and discuss treatment and prognosis in this rare site.