Giant Cells Tumour

Bone: Giant cell tumour

Rib Giant Cell Tumour

A 55 year old woman was admitted because of a slowly growing chest mass. A diagnosis of giant cells tumor (GCT) was made. In sharp contrast to other large bone metaphysis it accounts for < 1 % of all primary rib’s neoplasias. The resection included one normal adjacent rib above and below the tumour with all intervening intercostals muscles and pleura and the adjacent cartilages. Reconstruction ...

Giant trichobezoar mimicking gastric tumour.

We present a case of giant gastric trichobezoar retrieved through a long gastrotomy in a 40 years old married women from rural Sindh with unreported psychological disturbance. Trichobezoar almost exclusively occur in females with an underlying psychiatric disorder. It has an insidious development of symptoms which accounts for its delayed presentation and large size at the time of diagnosis. Th...

Giant Malignant Phyllodes Tumour of Breast

The term phyllodes tumour includes lesions ranging from completely benign tumours to malignant sarcomas. Clinically phyllodes tumours are smooth, rounded, and usually painless multinodular lesions indistinguishable from fibroadenomas. Percentage of phyllodes tumour classified as malignant ranges from 23% to 50%. We report a case of second largest phyllodes tumour in a 35-year-old lady who prese...

Giant Cell Tumour of the Thoracic Spine

Giant cell tumours of the spine above the sacrum are rare, and may pose diagnostic and treatment difficulties. A patient with thoracic vertebral giant cell tumour in which soft tissue extension and proximity to the spine complicated management is described. Magnetic resonance imaging is the imaging modality of choice for determining the extent of disease, assisting preoperative management, and ...