title: Giant cell tumour of the petrous bone.
abstract: Giant cell tumours (GCT) are rare in the skull bones. In the cranium the sphenoid bone is the most common site. The petrous bone is a very uncommon location for such tumours. The chance location of GCT at the base of the skull makes total surgery difficult and hazardous. A case of GCT of the petrous bone is presented. The clinical course in the patient and role of primary radiotherapy in GCT in such an unusual site is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute Of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krishnani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayyagari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tandon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000473:pathology*; D010579:Petrous Bone; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*