Giant Cell Tumour of the Small Bones of Hand and Foot. 2023

Rahul Patel, and Rahul Parmar, and Srishty Agarwal
Orthopedics and Traumatology, New Civil Hospital, Surat, IND.

Introduction Giant cell tumor (GCT) or bony tumor mainly involving long bones of arms and legs is very rarely associated with the small bones of hands and feet. Due to its nonspecific signs and symptoms, it is not easy to diagnose based on clinical findings; therefore, histopathological evidence is required to confirm it. Method A total of 16 patients with positive histopathological bone lesions enriched with giant cells were included in our study. After a complete evaluation of their case records, the required radiological assessment was carried out. Campanacci's method of staging was used to evaluate the advancement of lesions. The Musculoskeletal Tumour Society (MSTS) score was recorded postoperatively. All the patients were followed up for a mean duration of 2.8 years until they were lost to follow-up. Result The result of the current study shows that 62.5% of our patients presented in their twenties and 81.25% of patients came at a reasonably advanced stage. Hand and foot were involved in 1:1 cases. Patients were treated by one of the following options: extended curettage with bone graft or cement, wide excision, or en bloc resection. Phenol, a neoadjuvant, was used in all patients. Two of our patients (6.25%) who underwent curettage with bone graft showed up with recurrence during follow-up - one was then treated with wide excision and the other with amputation. Conclusion Giant cell tumors should undoubtedly be aggressively approached with the goal of preserving limb function while reducing recurrence risk to as minimal as possible. GCT of hand is more aggressive comparatively and should be treated accordingly.

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