Journal article

Serial Kasus- Giant Cell Tumor di Lokasi yang Jarang

IGA Trisnawati ELYSANTI DWI MARTADIANI

Volume : 51 Nomor : 3 Published : 2020, September

Medicina

Abstrak

Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a bone tumor generally found in young adults age 20-50 years-old where the frequent location for this tumor is epiphysis of the long bone. Other rare predilections for this tumor are pelvic also hands with an incidence in the pelvic bone are 1.5-6.1% and 1-4% in the hands. Three women at the age of 15, 34, and 26 years- old are complaining of painful lumps in her pelvic bone, 3rd finger of the left hand, and the left wrist. Radiology conventional examination shows a lytic expansile septated lesion with cortex thinning in those regions and suspected of having GCT. Biopsies of the lumps were taken and confirmed that the lesions were GCT. GCT found in rare places is reported to have a higher recurrence rate. Conventional radiographs are a quick and easy examination for diagnosis GCT, but CT scan and MRI can give more information about the lesions, their expansion, and if there are signs of malignancies