Iatrogenic giant cell tumor at bone graft harvesting site.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23531784.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/0019-5413.106936 and PMC identifier 3601225.
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Abstract
30 year old female patient with giant cell tumor of the distal tibia initially treated at a peripheral nononcological center by curettage and autologous bone grafting from the ipsilateral iliac crest reported to us with local recurrence and an implantation giant cell tumor at the graft harvesting site which required extensive surgeries at both sites. The risk of iatrogenic direct implantation of tumor, often attributable to inadequate surgical planning or poor surgical techniques, and the steps to prevent such complication is reported here.