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Giant cell tumor of bone: imaging and histology changes after denosumab treatment

Comment on: von Borstel D, Taguibao RA, Strle NA, Burns JE. Giant cell tumor of the bone: Aggressive case initially treated with denosumab and intralesional surgery. Skeletal Radiol 2017;46:571–578

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  1. Department of Pathology, Robert J. Tomsich Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue/L25, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Yaxia Zhang & Thomas W. Bauer

  2. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Yaxia Zhang & Hakan Ilaslan

  3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Hakan Ilaslan

  4. Department of Neurosurgery and Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Thomas W. Bauer

  5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Thomas W. Bauer

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Zhang, Y., Ilaslan, H. & Bauer, T.W. Giant cell tumor of bone: imaging and histology changes after denosumab treatment. Skeletal Radiol 46, 961–962 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-017-2643-4

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