title: Giant cell tumour of the temporal bone: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: This paper presents an expansile lesion of the temporal bone, in a 14-year-old boy, that was initially diagnosed as intra-osseous meningioma from CT appearance. At histopathology a final diagnosis of giant cell tumour was made. A brief review of the literature is presented for this rare case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. mehraj@hsc.kuniv.edu.kw
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Chisti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sinan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed