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Hello, I was 23 (12 yrs ago) when I had a GCT removed from my leg/knee. The tumor was removed and replaced with bone from my hip and pins. I was told that there is a correlation between the tumor I had and tumors in the lungs (which have been clear…
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At 10:38am on June 9, 2009, Pam said…
Hi Nicole, Good question. I'm not totally sure on this, but if I'm understanding what I read on this site... it can come back. I believe if even one cell remains at the original site it can spread to a different bone, or reoccur in the same place. Please fellow GCT members... correct me if that's not right. My tumor was in my femur, I now have something happening in my ankle, a slightly swollen spot that sometimes has a very sharp pain but it feels different than my knee/leg did... I had an exray at the local clinic and nothing was found. However, I still feel something so am monitoring it. I'll go see my GCT doc soon to have an exray as a follow up. I'm hoping I tweaked something and it's just taking time to heal. Best of luck on yours... I'd like to know the outcome, please update us. Take care!
At 2:16pm on June 6, 2009, yamen said…
hi Nicole
i am so sory for you .i safared from this disease sinse 2003 and i had don 4 surgery the last one was in21/1/2009 for bot a new goint you can see it in my page and many broblems hapen to me so my helth not bad
GCT a kind of tumor com bake agean in the seam bone and defernt that in the longs
do you worke ?the working meake you foget your peane i relese that
i had mared and my wife is pregnant and the life is not bad
and this site is very goodand wellcom
sory for langweg mistecx

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How do GCTs affect you?
GCT patient
Location of primary tumor:
Knee/Shin
Date of diagnosis of primary tumor:
1996
Treatment of primary tumor:
The GCT was removed from my right leg/knee and was replaced with pins and bone taken from my hip.
Facility treated at for primary tumor:
UMDNJ in Newark, NJ
Would you recommend this facility and it's Doctors to another GCT patient?
ABSOLUTELY
Tumor free?
For the past ten years

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I was 23 (12 yrs ago) when I had a GCT removed from my leg/knee. The tumor was removed and replaced with bone from my hip and pins. I was told that there is a correlation between the tumor I had and tumors in the lungs (which have been clear) however I was curious if it is common to have GCT return elsewhere in the body? I am having the same symptoms in my ankle that I had with my knee (on the same side as the surgery) and I'm concerned something may be wrong. I am obviously going to cal… Continue

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