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Giant cell tumor

2017-10-01 13:13:39
Had a giant cell tumor removed from my left toe 6months back. It seems to be regrowing again... Is this risky or dangerous? Feel no pain. Is there something I can do to stop it from regrowing...
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Yes some recur locally. If you have the histopathology report of the previous excised tumor can you post it so that I can give a better opinion. There are many methods to prevent recurrence now.

Answered2017-10-04 12:47:41

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You need to get a repeat mri and need to do a bone scan to check the lesion

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