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. 1991 Mar;6(1):69–73. doi: 10.3346/jkms.1991.6.1.69

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

Y K Park 1, K N Ryu 1, C S Han 1, Y W Kim 1, M H Yang 1
PMCID: PMC3049669  PMID: 1888452

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.

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