Giant cell tumor - distal tibia

Case contributed by Mohammed Alshammari
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Right ankle pain

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

An expansile osteolytic lesion in the distal epiphysis of the right tibia. The lesion is eccentric, abutting the articular surface and shows narrow zone of transition.

Subarticular destructive soft tissue tumor in the distal right tibia with extension into posterior soft tissue mainly flexor hallucis longus muscle with evidence of central necrosis and periosteal elevation and no internal osteoid matrix.

Case Discussion

Giant cell tumor of distal right tibia.

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