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Giant Cell Tumor of Bone MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.450.565.380.380
C04.557.450.565.575.420
Unique ID
D018212
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018212
Annotation
coordinate with BONE NEOPLASMS or specific precoordinated bone/neoplasm term or specific bone + BONE NEOPLASMS; osteoblastoclastoma: coordinate with OSTEOBLASTOMA + organ/neoplasm coordinated term
Scope Note
A bone tumor composed of cellular spindle-cell stroma containing scattered multinucleated giant cells resembling osteoclasts. The tumors range from benign to frankly malignant lesions. The tumor occurs most frequently in an end of a long tubular bone in young adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)
Previous Indexing
Bone Neoplasms (1966-1993)
Giant Cell Tumors (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
1995/06/08
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone Preferred
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