TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH GIANT CELL BONE TUMOR IN NORTHERN BRAZIL, IN 2020 AND 2021
Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the profile of patients diagnosed with giant cell tumors treated at the Ophir Loyola Hospital. Method: An analytical study in the form of a retrospective cohort, conducted through a review of patient medical records and imaging exams of individuals...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Acta Ortopédica Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522025000100801&lng=en&tlng=en |
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| Summary: | Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the profile of patients diagnosed with giant cell tumors treated at the Ophir Loyola Hospital. Method: An analytical study in the form of a retrospective cohort, conducted through a review of patient medical records and imaging exams of individuals treated at the hospital between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. Result: A total of 19 patients were evaluated, with an average time of 10.5 months between diagnostic suspicion and the first consultation with the Orthopedic Oncology team. Conclusion: Among the patients studied, 73% were presented with advanced-stage disease, requiring aggressive surgical treatment with wide resection and replacement with an endoprosthesis. Level of Evidence II; Retrospective Prognostic Study. |
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| ISSN: | 1413-7852 |