Giant cell tumor of the scapula associated with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst.

Author: Yong Koo PARK ¹ ; Kyung Nam RYU ; Chung Soo HAN ; Youn Wha KIM ; Moon Ho YANG
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1. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: Giant cell tumor; Secondary aneurysmal bone cyst; Scapula
MeSH: Adult; Bone Cysts/*etiology/pathology; Bone Neoplasms/*complications/pathology; Giant Cell Tumors/*complications/pathology; Humans; Male; Scapula
From:Journal of Korean Medical Science 1991;6(1):69-73
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Giant cell tumors are distinctive neoplasms characterized by a profusion of multinucleate giant cells scattered throughout a stroma of mononuclear cells. Most giant cell tumors are found at the epiphyses of long bones, especially around the knee joint. Flat bone involvement is rare. However, a case of giant cell tumor with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst was encountered at the scapula of a 25-year-old man. Since the occurrence of a giant cell tumor with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst on flat bones (i.e., the scapula) is extremely rare, the above-mentioned case is worthy of reporting.