Eduardo da Silva Rodrigues, Michelle Ghert, Bruno Pereira Antunes, Carlos Roberto Galia, Julie Francine Cerutti Santos Pestilho, Eduardo Areas Toller, Olavo Pires de Camargo, Edgard Eduard Engel, Suely Akiko Nakagawa, Alex Guedes, Ricardo Gehrke Becker
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Abstract
Objective: To analyze the evolution of patient/tumor characteristics and treatments for GCTB in the knee in Brazil over 30 years and assess changes in local recurrence rates.
Methods: Retrospective study of 335 patients (1989-2021) from 16 Brazilian centers. Data on patient/tumor characteristics, recurrence, metastasis, and treatment trends were evaluated.
Results: Campanacci grade 3 tumors, pulmonary metastasis, and local recurrence rates were 56.7%, 5.3%, and 15.8%, respectively. Recurrence was 21.4% for curettage and 9% for resection. Curettage with denosumab showed 23.8% recurrence, versus 21% for curettage alone. Overall, local recurrence decreased from 22.9% (1989-2005) to 15.1% (2006-2021), with a significant drop after en bloc resection (23% to 7.8%), while curettage-related recurrence remained stable.
Conclusions: Despite an increase in aggressive tumors, local recurrence decreased, especially after en bloc resection. These findings emphasize the challenges of managing rare diseases in emerging economies. Level of evidence: III; Retrospective Cohort Study.
期刊介绍:
A Revista Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, órgão oficial do Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (DOT/FMUSP), é publicada bimestralmente em seis edições ao ano (jan/fev, mar/abr, maio/jun, jul/ago, set/out e nov/dez) com versão em inglês disponível nos principais indexadores nacionais e internacionais e instituições de ensino do Brasil. Sendo hoje reconhecidamente uma importante contribuição para os especialistas da área com sua seriedade e árduo trabalho para as indexações já conquistadas.