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Secondary malignant giant cell tumor of bone due to malignant transformation 40 years after surgery without radiation therapy, presenting as fever of unknown origin: a case report

BACKGROUND: Malignant transformation of giant cell tumors of bones, that is, secondary malignant giant cell tumor of bone, is rare. The most common symptoms are local pain and swelling. There are no prior reports of giant cell tumor of bone with fever of unknown origin at the onset. Here we present...

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Autores principales: Takesako, Hisataka, Osaka, Eiji, Yoshida, Yukihiro, Sugitani, Masahiko, Tokuhashi, Yasuaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4782392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26951080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0833-7