A very rare case of metachronous multicentric giant cell tumor of bone with benign lung metastasis in form of a very large mass lesion

Giant cell tumour (GCT) is a benign, locally aggressive tumour of the bone that accounts for 5% of primary bone tumours and 21% of benign bone tumours. This tumour more commonly presents as a single (solitary) lesion; however, it may appear with multiple (multicentric) lesions in less than 1% of the...

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Published in:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine 2018-09, Vol.6 (3), p.350-354
Main Authors: Shekhar Gangadhar Kadam, Susheel Bindroo, Jithin Krishnan, Hina Jayantilal Shah, Vikram Ramchandra Lele, Ganapathi Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Giant cell tumor
Lung mass
Metachronous
Metastasis
Multicentric
PET-CT
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Summary:Giant cell tumour (GCT) is a benign, locally aggressive tumour of the bone that accounts for 5% of primary bone tumours and 21% of benign bone tumours. This tumour more commonly presents as a single (solitary) lesion; however, it may appear with multiple (multicentric) lesions in less than 1% of the cases. According to the literature, 1-9% of solitary GCTs metastasizes to the lung, more commonly in cases with local recurrence. There are limited case reports on multicentric GCT (MCGCT) in the literature. The MCGCT can be synchronous or metachronous depending upon the time interval between the two lesions. Herein, we presented a very rare case of metachronous MCGCT with benign lung metastasis in form of a huge lung mass.
ISSN:2345-2447
2322-5750
DOI:10.22038/jctm.2018.32639.1167