Reconstruction of metatarsal bone after giant cell tumor resection with no vascularized fibular graft in a pediatric patient: Case report and review of literature

The Giant Cell tumor (GCT) is a benign, locally aggressive lesion that cause bone destruction and shows a malignant potential. It is a relatively common skeletal tumor that is therefore typically seen in young adults. Few cases are described in literature of GCT in the immature skeleton, and the met...

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Published inFrontiers in pediatrics Vol. 10
Main Authors Florio, M., Careri, S., Zoccali, C., Aulisa, A. G., Falciglia, F., Toniolo, R. M., Giordano, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 12.10.2022
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en-bloc resection
foot tumors
metacarpal replacement
non-vascularized fibular graft
pediatric giant cell tumor
Pediatrics
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Summary:The Giant Cell tumor (GCT) is a benign, locally aggressive lesion that cause bone destruction and shows a malignant potential. It is a relatively common skeletal tumor that is therefore typically seen in young adults. Few cases are described in literature of GCT in the immature skeleton, and the metatarsal is an unusual location for a primary bone GCT, especially in pediatric age. Therefore, there are very few data reported regarding the management protocol of GCT in metatarsal bones. We report a case about the use of no vascularized fibular graft for an original Y-shaped reconstruction of the metatarsal bone after Giant Cell Tumor resection in a 9 years-old patient, and performed a literature review about metatarsal bone reconstruction in skeletally immature patient.
Bibliography:Specialty Section: This article was submitted to Pediatric Orthopedics, a section of the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics
Edited by: Marco Rainer Kesting, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany
Reviewed by: Sherif Kheir, Ain Shams University, Egypt Francesco Liuzza, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IRCCS), Italy
ISSN:2296-2360
2296-2360
DOI:10.3389/fped.2022.970309