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Serum acid phosphatase as a tumour marker in giant cell tumour of bone

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The serum acid phosphatase value was examined in nine patients with giant cell tumour of bone. Five showed a high level of acid phosphatase, which fell to within normal limits after surgery. Although the remaining four patients showed a normal acid phosphatase level before surgery, the postoperative acid phosphatase level was lower than the preoperative level in each case. Therefore, it is strongly suggested that serum acid phosphatase is a useful tumour marker in diagnosing giant cell tumour of bone as well as in evaluating the efficacy of treatment.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the University of Tokyo Hospital Branch, 3-28-6 Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8688, Japan e-mail: goto-ort@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp, Tel.: +81-3-39431151 ext. 383, Fax: +81-3-39438865, , , , , , JP

    T. Goto

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Social Insurance Chuo General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan, , , , , , JP

    T. Iijima

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan, , , , , , JP

    H. Kawano, A. Yamamoto, M. Arai, K. Matsuda & S. Yokokura

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Received: 9 March 2000

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Goto, T., Iijima, T., Kawano, H. et al. Serum acid phosphatase as a tumour marker in giant cell tumour of bone. Arch Orth Traum Surg 121, 411–413 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020000240

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