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Multicentric giant cell tumors of bone are rare; they represent less than 1% of
all giant cell tumors. We report the case of a 24-year-old right-handed man, who
presented in 1985 with a giant cell tumor of the upper end of the right humerus.
After failure of conservative treatment (curettage and bone grafting),
resection-arthrodesis of the shoulder with a free vascularised fibular autograft
was performed. Three years later, the patient developed an osteolytic lesion of
the lower end of the ipsilateral radius, involving the soft tissues and the wrist
joint. He was treated with resection-arthrodesis of the wrist with a free
vascularised fibular graft. View after 24 years for a new localization of the
lower extremity of the humerus, which treated by curettage and bone grafting with
a favorable postoperative (follow-up). The histologic study confirmed again the
same diagnosis. After review of the literature, we report the uniqueness of this case report.
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