Giant cell tumor of bone with selective metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes

D Connell; P L Munk; M J Lee; J X O'Connell; D Janzen; M Vu; B A Masri

doi:10.1007/s002560050394

Giant cell tumor of bone with selective metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes

Skeletal Radiol. 1998 Jun;27(6):341-5. doi: 10.1007/s002560050394.

Authors

D Connell¹, P L Munk, M J Lee, J X O'Connell, D Janzen, M Vu, B A Masri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada.

PMID: 9677653
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050394

Abstract

We report an unusual case of a recurrent giant cell tumor of the patella which presented with metastatic disease to the posterior mediastinal lymph nodes with no evidence of pulmonary metastases. The patient underwent chemotherapy with subsequent successful removal of the mediastinal mass. A review of the reported cases of mediastinal giant cell tumor metastases is provided.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Fractures, Spontaneous / diagnosis
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / diagnosis
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / secondary*
Humans
Lymph Nodes / pathology*
Lymphatic Metastasis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Mediastinal Neoplasms / secondary*
Patella / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*