J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1967 Jan;2(1):61-65. 10.4055/jkoa.1967.2.1.61.

A Case of Giant-Cell Tumor of the Talus

• Park BM
• Chung IH

• KMID: 2464823
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1967.2.1.61

Abstract

It has been well recognized that Giant-Cell tumor of a flat or short bone is very rare in the literature. This case involves a 33-year old male Army officer, whose chief complaint was that of dull pain on the anterior aspect of the right ankle joint. Roentgenologically the head of the talus was involved, showing a pigeon-egg sized well-defined cystic destructive lesion. The legion was surgieally curetted out and grafted with autogenous iliac bone chips. Microscopic examination revealed Grade-II-Giant-cell tumor of bone. The postoperative course has been satisfactory showing no recurrence or malignant degeneration for the period of two years and ten months.

MeSH Terms

Ankle Joint
Head
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Talus*
Transplants