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CD33+ CD14− Phenotype Is Characteristic of Multinuclear Osteoclast-Like Cells in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
3 Sept 2008
Abstract excerpt
Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) is a benign bone tumor with a shown clinical behavior of local recurrences and rare distant metastases. GCTB is composed of uniformly distributed osteoclastic giant cells, thought to originate from the fusion of monocyte-macrophage lineage cells, in a background consisting of mononuclear rounded cells and spindle-shaped cells. Several reports showed the specific expression of...
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