Giant cell tumour of the cuboid – A case report

Giant cell tumours are uncommon benign osseous neoplasia. Most occur around the epiphysis of long bones after skeletal maturity and are very rarely seen in the foot. We present a case of a fifteen-year-old amateur basketball player who presented with a painful ‘peroneal spastic foot’ that was diagno...

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Published in:Foot (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2001-06, Vol.11 (2), p.94-96
Main Authors: Bhalaik, V., Anand, S., Anderton, J.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Giant cell tumours are uncommon benign osseous neoplasia. Most occur around the epiphysis of long bones after skeletal maturity and are very rarely seen in the foot. We present a case of a fifteen-year-old amateur basketball player who presented with a painful ‘peroneal spastic foot’ that was diagnosed to be due to a giant cell tumour of the cuboid bone. There was a good response to a curettage and bone grafting, with no recurrence at his thirty-month follow-up.
ISSN:0958-2592
1532-2963
DOI:10.1054/foot.2001.0679