Tumor Treated by Endoscopy.
- Author:
Young CHOI
1
;
Jae Man KWAK
;
So Hak CHUNG
;
Gu Hee JUNG
;
Jae Do KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Endoscopic curettage; Benign bone tumor
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bone Neoplasms/radiography/*surgery; Bone Transplantation/methods; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Curettage/methods; Endoscopy/*methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult
- From:Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery 2014;6(1):72-79
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to examine the clinical usefulness and efficacy of endoscopic curettage on benign bone tumor. METHODS: Thirty-two patients (20 men and 12 women) with benign bone tumor were included in the study. The patients were aged between five and 76 years; the mean follow-up period was 27.05 months (range, 9.6 to 39.9 months). The primary sites include simple bone cyst (9 cases), fibrous dysplasia (6 cases), enchondroma (5 cases), non-ossifying fibroma (4 cases), bone infarct (3 cases), aneurysmal bone cyst (1 case), chondroblastoma (1 case), osteoblastoma (1 case), intraosseous lipoma (1 case), and Brodie abscess (1 case). A plain radiography was performed to assess the radiological recovery. Radiological outcomes, including local recurrence and bone union, were evaluated as excellent, good, poor, and recurred. RESULTS: In our series, there were 27 cases (84.4%) of good or better outcomes, six cases (18.8%) of complications (4 local recurrence, 1 wound infection, and 1 pathologic fracture). CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that endoscopic curettage and bone graft had a lower rate of recurrence and a higher cure rate in cases of benign bone tumor. It can, therefore, be concluded that endoscopic curettage and bone graft might be good treatment modalities for benign bone tumors.
