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Giant cell tumor of the greater wing of the sphenoid: an unusual presentation.
J Craniofac Surg. 2008 May; 19(3):822-6.JC

Abstract

We report a very unusual presentation of giant cell tumor probably originated on the greater wing of the sphenoid and show a review about the knowledge and the treatment of the lesion in this rare localization. We treated a 48-year-old man with a giant cell tumor of the infratemporal fossa. He presented with a right-side hearing loss and facial pain. The tumor was resected by means of a subtemporal-preauricular approach, and after 12 months of follow-up, the patient is free of recurrence. Giant cell tumors of the skull base are an extremely rare neoplasm, and there is not much information on the literature about the treatment and the prognostic. Wide resection ought to be made, and at the follow-up, the clinician must try to diagnose not only local recurrence but also the possibility of distant metastases to the lung.

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Pelaz AC
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. acocapelaz@yahoo.es
Llorente Pendás JL
No affiliation info available
Rodrigo Tapia JP
No affiliation info available
Suárez Nieto C
No affiliation info available

MeSH

CraniotomyGiant Cell Tumor of BoneHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedSkull Base NeoplasmsSphenoid Bone

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18520407

Citation

Pelaz, Andrés Coca, et al. "Giant Cell Tumor of the Greater Wing of the Sphenoid: an Unusual Presentation." The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, vol. 19, no. 3, 2008, pp. 822-6.
Pelaz AC, Llorente Pendás JL, Rodrigo Tapia JP, et al. Giant cell tumor of the greater wing of the sphenoid: an unusual presentation. J Craniofac Surg. 2008;19(3):822-6.
Pelaz, A. C., Llorente Pendás, J. L., Rodrigo Tapia, J. P., & Suárez Nieto, C. (2008). Giant cell tumor of the greater wing of the sphenoid: an unusual presentation. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 19(3), 822-6. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0b013e31816aabee
Pelaz AC, et al. Giant Cell Tumor of the Greater Wing of the Sphenoid: an Unusual Presentation. J Craniofac Surg. 2008;19(3):822-6. PubMed PMID: 18520407.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Giant cell tumor of the greater wing of the sphenoid: an unusual presentation. AU - Pelaz,Andrés Coca, AU - Llorente Pendás,José L, AU - Rodrigo Tapia,Juan P, AU - Suárez Nieto,Carlos, PY - 2008/6/4/pubmed PY - 2008/8/30/medline PY - 2008/6/4/entrez SP - 822 EP - 6 JF - The Journal of craniofacial surgery JO - J Craniofac Surg VL - 19 IS - 3 N2 - We report a very unusual presentation of giant cell tumor probably originated on the greater wing of the sphenoid and show a review about the knowledge and the treatment of the lesion in this rare localization. We treated a 48-year-old man with a giant cell tumor of the infratemporal fossa. He presented with a right-side hearing loss and facial pain. The tumor was resected by means of a subtemporal-preauricular approach, and after 12 months of follow-up, the patient is free of recurrence. Giant cell tumors of the skull base are an extremely rare neoplasm, and there is not much information on the literature about the treatment and the prognostic. Wide resection ought to be made, and at the follow-up, the clinician must try to diagnose not only local recurrence but also the possibility of distant metastases to the lung. SN - 1049-2275 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18520407/Giant_cell_tumor_of_the_greater_wing_of_the_sphenoid:_an_unusual_presentation_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0b013e31816aabee DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -