Case Reports

Lung metastasis of giant cell tumor: Case report

  • Canan Altay
  • Sedat Altay
  • Emine Osma

Received Date: 25.04.2007 Accepted Date: 30.03.2008 Med J Bakirkoy 2009;5(1):28-31

Giant cell tumor of bone is a locally osteolytic tumor with variable aggressiveness occasionally even by metastases. The lungs are the principal site of metastases, and the pulmonary lesions are pathologically indistinguishable from the primary tumor. In this case report we document a case of giant cell tumor of distal end of the radius in which, associated with local recurrence, there were simultaneous metastases to lung.

Keywords: Lung Metastasis, coin lesion, giant cell tumor of bone