Secondary malignant giant cell tumor of bone due to malignant transformation 40 years after surgery without radiation therapy, presenting as fever of unknown origin: a case report
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- 作者：Hisataka Takesako ; Eiji Osaka ; Yukihiro Yoshida…
- 关键词：Fever of unknown origin ; Malignant giant cell tumor ; Malignant transformation ; Naproxen ; Neoplastic fever
- 刊名：Journal of Medical Case Reports
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：10
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1,391 KB
- 刊物主题：Medicine/Public Health, general; General Practice / Family Medicine; Public Health; Primary Care Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1752-1947
文摘
Background Malignant transformation of giant cell tumors of bones, that is, secondary malignant giant cell tumor of bone, is rare. The most common symptoms are local pain and swelling. There are no prior reports of giant cell tumor of bone with fever of unknown origin at the onset. Here we present a case of a secondary malignant giant cell tumor of bone due to malignant transformation 40 years after surgery without radiation therapy, presenting as fever of unknown origin.