title: [Giant cell tumors of the sphenoid bone. Report of 3 cases and review of the literature].
abstract: Three cases of giant cell tumor of the sphenoid bone are reported together with a revision of the previously reported cases in the neurosurgical literature. The importance of this tumor in the neurosurgical pathology is stressed, mainly to the impossibility of a correct diagnosis on a clinical and radiological basis. A good prognosis is possible with a least agressive surgery, transphenoidal biopsy and decompression, folowed by radiotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Tumores de celulas gigantes do esfenoide Relato de 3 casos e revisão da literatura