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The differential diagnosis of osteolytic lesions in the foot remains challenging due to radiographic overlap with other entities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case report<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 32-year-old man presented with a five-year history of recurrent left heel pain that acutely worsened over ten days. Radiography revealed an expansile, well-defined lytic lesion with a sclerotic margin in the posterior calcaneus. The patient underwent curettage and bone grafting. Histopathology demonstrated a proliferative stroma of spindle-shaped fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, accompanied by numerous osteoclast-like giant cells, foamy histiocytes, and focal hemosiderin deposition. Immunohistochemistry was positive for CD68 and EMA, negative for P63 and SMA, and showed a low Ki-67 proliferation index. At 7-year follow-up, the patient remained asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>GCRG of the calcaneus should be considered in the differential diagnosis of osteolytic foot lesions in young adults. Definitive diagnosis relies on histopathological and immunohistochemical examination. 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