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ArticleCureus2022

Giant Cell Tumour of the Patella: A Missing Differential Diagnosis in the Young.

Mashood Iqbal, Abdus Salam Khan, Uzzam Ahmed Khawaja, Amna Saleem

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mashood IqbalInternal Medicine, Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Abdus Salam KhanOrthopedic Surgery, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK.
Uzzam Ahmed KhawajaInternal Medicine, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK.
Amna SaleemMedical School, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herein, we discuss the case of a 26-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of giant cell tumour (GCT) of the patella which is an exceptionally uncommon condition. The motive of reporting a rare case such as the giant cell tumour of the bone (GCTB) relies on its diagnostic incidence. Since the symptoms of this tumour overlap more common etiologies than GCT, the diagnosis of such a devastating malignant tumour is usually missed and hence delayed, which leads to poor treatment strategies and ultimately an irreversible fatal outcome.

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diagnostic radiologygiant cell tumour of the patellahistopathologyoncologyorthopedics

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PMID35746984
PMCPMC9206709

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