Giant Cell Tumor Symposium Part 1
Vol 3 | Issue 1 | May- Aug 2017 | page:2 | Dr. Mandip Shah
Author: Dr. Mandip Shah [1].
[1] Sparsh Orthopedic Oncology Clinic. Medicare Building 9th Floor, ,
B/H Town Hall, Ashram Road, 380006 – Ahmedabad., India
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Dr. Mandip Shah
Sparsh Orthopedic Oncology Clinic. Medicare Building 9th Floor, ,
B/H Town Hall, Ashram Road, 380006 – Ahmedabad., India
Email: mandipshah@gmail.com
Giant Cell Tumor Symposium Part 1
Giant cell tumor is one of the commonest bony tumor that is not only encountered by Orthopaedic Oncology surgeons but by general orthopaedic surgeons. This is the reason weneed to keep ourselves updated about what new is happening with this specific bone tumor. We have conceptualise this symposium in Journal of Bone and soft tissue tumors in two parts. This first part has two articles. The first article is by Dr Bhavin Jhankaria and his team on Current concepts of imaging in GCT. This article brings up all the latest updates from a radiologist point of view and also keeps in mind the practical issues faced by the surgeons. The second article is an update on intralesional curettage by Dr Manish Agarwal. Intralesional Curettage is the most important and most commonly used surgical technique for treatment of GCT and Dr Agarwal details the surgical techniques as well as the current updates on the concept and results. With these two articles most impoartant areas of GCT are covered. The aspect of adjuvant therapies and other complex topics will be covered in the next part of the symposium Please write to us regarding your suggestions and opinions.
| How to Cite this article: Shah M. Giant Cell Tumor Symposium Part 1. Journal of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors May- Aug 2017; 3(1):2. |
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