[H3F3A mutated multicentric giant cell tumor of bone : A very rare primary bone disease]

Pathologe. 2018 Sep;39(5):451-456. doi: 10.1007/s00292-018-0460-8.
[Article in German]

Abstract

This article presents the case of a metachronic multicentric giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB). The patient obtained his first diagnosis of GCTB in the left humerus at the age of 47 years. Furthermore, he suffered from a GCTB in the head of his 4th left metacarpal bone and from a recurrence of the latter. All tumors carried the characteristic H3F3A mutation, which was proven by Sanger sequencing and a mutation specific antibody. The case is the first description of a multicentric H3F3A mutated GCTB.

Keywords: Bone tumor; Giant cell rich lesion; Giant cell tumor of bone; H3F3A mutation; Multicentric.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Giant Cell Tumor of Bone* / genetics
  • Histones / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local

Substances

  • H3-3A protein, human
  • Histones