Table 2.

Surgical treatment of 149 patients with giant cell tumor.

Parameter		Primary tumor	Relapse	Total
Type of surgery
1	Curettage + polymethylmethacrylate	39	15	54
2	Curettage + graft	6	1	7
3	Wide margin resection + endoprosthesis	27	3	30
4	Wide margin resection + bone lengthening	3	0	3
5	Wide margin resection + fibula transplant	8	0	8
6	Resection	12	1	13
7	Amputation	21	2	23
8	Others	8	3	11
Surgical margin
1	Intralesional	42	17	59
2	Marginal	10	1	11
3	Wide	61	5	66
4	Radical	11	2	13