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Cryosurgery in the treatment of giant cell tumors of bone. A report of 52 consecutive cases.

Cancer 1978 March
Cryosurgery combined with routine "second look" biopsy has been previously reported in our initial series of 25 cases and has been demonstrated to be a promising modality in the treatment of giant cell tumors of bone. Further refinement of this surgical technique by more careful preliminary curettage has now significantly improved the rate of local tumor control and has markedly reduced the incidence of associated complications. While the problems of infection, fracture, delayed bone healing and local tumor recurrence have not been completely eliminated, our experience with 27 additional cases shows that it has been possible to develop a highly reliable procedure for the eradication of tumor while usually preserving joint motion and avoiding arthrodesis or amputation. The 1.9% malignancy rate is much lower than the previously reported papers by Hutter and Jaffe.

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