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Custom made tumor-prosthesis as a primary treatment for giant cell tumor of femur--case report.

Department of Clinical Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University Hospital, Białystok.
Ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja 02/2011; 13(1):73-81. pp.73-81
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT The article presents the case of a 41-year-old patient with a tumor of the distal third of left femur. Following extended radiological diagnostic work-up, MR, and an open biopsy, the diagnosis of a giant cell tumor was made. In view of the patient's clinical status, diagnostic work-up, and considerable tumor size, the decision was made to resect the tumour and use a primary custom-made endoprosthesis. A good clinical outcome was achieved. Even with the extended diagnostic work-up, the determination of tumor malignancy still posed a diagnostic problem.

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Keywords

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