The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by a giant cell tumor (osteoclastoma):
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).
- Restriction of movement due to limitation of joint activity.
- Secondary osteoarthritis (joint wear) – in osteoclastoma close to the joint surface.
Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)
- Malignant (malignant) degeneration (very rare).
- Metastasis (formation of daughter tumors) (rare) – especially pulmonary (to the lungs).
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).
- Depression
Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
- Chronic pain
Injuries, poisonings, and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
- Pathologic fractures (broken bones) – due to the bone tumor, the affected bone loses strength
