Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53875#.VNm8dyzQrzE Author(s) Apichat Asavamongkokul 1 , Pojchong Chotiyarnwonga 1 , Pojchong Chotiyarnwonga 1 , Nednapis Tirawanchai 2 , Saranatra Waikakul 1* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand . 2 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand . ABSTRACT Objective: To provide a better prognosis after the treatment of giant cell tumor of bone which is a common benign aggressive bone tumor by the use of thermoablation, Hsp70 expression of the tumor was explored and the relationship between the relative amount of expression of this protein and tumor recurrence was studied. Methods: Avascular parts of tumor tissues were collected from 11 patients, 3 male and 8 female with an average age of 32.27 years...
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