Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition A rare bone sarcoma characterized by a usually benign space-occupying lesion, which is nevertheless locally aggressive and massively damaging to surrounding bone tissue. The tumor is composed of giant multinucleated cells (osteoclast-like cells), mononuclear macrophages, and mononuclear stromal cells which secrete pro-myeloid and pro-osteoclastic factors. Metastasis and malignant transformation are rare, but the recurrence rate is high. Disease data Classification Disease Synonyms GCT of bone GCT kości Osteoclastoma ORPHA code 363976 OMIM code - ICD10 code D48.0 ICD11 code XH0492 *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl