Vladimir Andrés Vásquez Encalada¹, Ragnar Calzado Calderon²*, José Enrique Pérez González¹, Alicia Tamayo Figueroa², Ingrid Quesada Villa³ and Yanet Escalona Campos⁴

¹First Degree Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Cuba
²Second Degree Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Cuba
³Specialist in First Degree in Comprehensive General Medicine and First Degree in Pathological Anatomy, Cuba
⁴First Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine and First Degree in Imaging, Cuba

*Corresponding Author: Ragnar Calzado Calderon, Second Degree Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Cuba.

Received: September 09, 2024; Published: October 30, 2024

Abstract

Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a bone neoplasm that has been known since the last century. It was described by Aslley Cooper in 1818 and redefined by Jaffe in 1940, who characterized it as a benign tumor, but locally aggressive, with a biphasic component of giant cells and a very vascularized fusocellular component, with frequent recurrences and a limited capacity to cause metastasis. We present a 17-year-old female patient with an apparent health history who reported an increase in volume in the distal area of the right forearm for 3 months, with progressive growth and pain that was relieved with the use of analgesics and difficulty in mobility of the right wrist. An excision of the distal third of the radius was performed, which was replaced by intramedullary and surgical cement. The presence of a benign giant cell tumor was confirmed.

 Keywords: Giant Cell Tumor (GCT); Bone Tumors

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Citation

Citation: Ragnar Calzado Calderon., et al. “Radium Giant Cell Tumor: Case Report".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 7.11 (2024): 39-43.

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