A rare case of giant cell tumour of olecranon

Abstract

The report describes a rare case of giant cell tumor (GST) of olecranon in a 34-year-old lady who presented with pain and swelling in the left elbow after trivial trauma. Radiologically, an expansile lytic lesion in the olecranon was noticed and a fine-needle aspiration cytology proved out to be a GST. The lesion was treated with an extended curettage and autograft. The patient on regular follow-up reported full painless range of motion of elbow and there was no recurrence of the lesion.

Keywords

• curettage
• giant cell tumor
• olecranon