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O tumor de células gigantes é a sexta neoplasia óssea primária mais comum. Acomete a metáfise de ossos longos, sendo mais comum em adultos jovens. Na radiologia mostra-se como lesão lítica, excêntrica e de limites definidos. Os autores relatam um caso de tumor de células gigantes benigno em paciente que apresentou metástases pulmonares cinco anos após a retirada do tumor primário.

Giant cell tumor is the sixth most frequent primary bone neoplasm, affecting long bone metaphysis, most frequently in young adults. On radiological images, this tumor appears as a lytic, well-defined, eccentric lesion. The authors report a case of benign giant cell tumor in a patient who presented with lung metastases five years after undergoing resection of the primary tumor.

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