Author/Authors :
Fontenot, Philip B. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - University of South Florida - Tampa - FL, USA , Jose Jesurajan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - University of South Florida - Tampa - FL, USA , Bui, Marilyn Department of Pathology - Moffitt Cancer Center - Tampa - FL, USA , Reed, Damon Department of Pathology - Moffitt Cancer Center - Tampa - FL, USA , Binitie, Odion Department of Sarcoma - Moffitt Cancer Center - Tampa - FL, USA
Abstract :
We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with multiple recurrences of an aneurysmal bone cyst of the distalfibula successfully treatedwith denosumab and curettage. Aneurysmal bone cysts are locally aggressive lesions with high rates of recurrence. The novel use ofdenosumab with curettage in a long bone showed a favorable outcome with no adverse events or signs of recurrence three yearsafter treatment
