Wide excision and reconstruction surgery using NVFG for giant cell tumor of the right proximal radius campanacci 3

Abstract

Giant Cell tumors, also widely abbreviated as GCT, is a type of benign, potentially aggressive tumor. It is a fairly common occurrence, representing around 5% of all primary bone tumors.1,2 GCT is often linked with significant disruption of bone structure, which could be severely damaging in peri-articular locations.2 For tumor that is considered benign, GCT is highly recurrent and have a high potential for metastasis; 1-9% of GCT patients are presented with metastasis, and some studies have correlated this with local recurrence and the aggressive tumor type.3 GCT most commonly occurs due into the 3rd decade of life, with around 80% of GCT cases being found in patients of 20 to 50 years of age. Less than 3% of GCT cases are found on patient less than 14 years old, and 13% of cases occurring in patients over the age of 50.4