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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1973;55:1633-1644.
© 1973 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Giant-Cell Tumors Treated by Cryosurgery

A REPORT OF TWENTY-FIVE CASES

RALPH C. MARCOVE M.D.1, JOHN P. LYDEN M.D.1, ANDREW G. HUVOS M.D.1, and PETER B. BULLOUGH M.D.1

1 From the Bone Service of the Department of Surgery, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and the Hospital for Special Surgery—Cornell University Medical Center, and the Department of Pathology, Memorial Hospital and the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Cryosurgery combined with a routine "second look" biopsy is a promising modality of treating giant-cell tumors of bone. Clearly malignant tumors are not considered suitable for this treatment. While complications such as infection, fracture, and delayed union occurred, it was possible to eradicate tumors while preserving joint motion and avoiding amputations in a far greater percentage of cases than has been possible with former methods.


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