Giant cell tumour of the temporal bone presenting as vertigo.
We report a case of giant cell tumour of the temporal bone arising in a 31-year-old man. The presenting symptoms were unusual, being rotational vertigo, unilateral tinnitus, and hearing loss. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large mass within the right temporal bone and the infratemporal fossa. The radiological appearance was suggestive of an aggressive primary neoplasm arising within bone. Biopsy and subsequent resection showed a giant cell tumour of bone. The tumour was histological grade 1. At two-year follow-up, there was no evidence of tumour recurrence or metastasis.
McCluggage
W G
WG
Department of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast.
McBride
G B
GB
Primrose
W J
WJ
Cullan
J
J
McNaboe
E J
EJ
Bharucha
H
H
Fannin
T
T
D000328:Adult; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology*