Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTOB) is a locally aggressive neoplasm that accounts for 5% of all primary bone tumors. This tumor overlaps in histopathologic and radiographic presentations with different malignant, benign, and metabolic giant cell-rich lesions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate p63 expression status in giant cell tumor of bone in comparison with other giant cell-rich lesions.
Materials and methods
In a cross-sectional study we examined immunohistochemical expression of p63 in a series of 100 giant cell-rich bone lesions, including 31 giant cell tumors of bone, 14 osteosarcomas (including 3 giant cell-rich variants), 18 aneurysmal bone cysts (including one solid variant), 8 non-ossifying fibromas, 17 chondroblastomas, 8 tenosynovial giant cell tumors, and 4 brown tumors.