Diseases

Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

A bone tumor composed of cellular spindle-cell stroma containing scattered multinucleated giant cells resembling osteoclasts. The tumors range from benign to frankly malignant lesions. The tumor occurs most frequently in an end of a long tubular bone in young adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)

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A bone tumor composed of cellular spindle-cell stroma containing scattered multinucleated giant cells resembling osteoclasts. The tumors range from benign to frankly malignant lesions. The tumor occurs most frequently in an end of a long tubular bone in young adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with BONE NEOPLASMS or specific precoordinated bone/neoplasm term or specific bone + BONE NEOPLASMS; osteoblastoclastoma: coordinate with OSTEOBLASTOMA + organ/neoplasm coordinated term

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  • Bone Neoplasms (1966-1993)
  • Giant Cell Tumors (1966-1993)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Giant Cell Tumor of Bone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018212. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018212
  2. Giant Cell Tumor of Bone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant-cell_tumor_of_bone
  3. Giant Cell Tumor of Bone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1785791