title: Giant cell tumor at the lateral skull base.
abstract: Giant cell tumor is a bony tumor which primarily occurs in third to fourth decade after skeletal maturation. Usually, this tumor arises in the distal end of long bone and is quite rare in the head and neck region. We had a elderly female patient with giant cell tumor at lateral skull base of the left temporal bone without classic symptoms. Team approach with neurosurgeon was used to eradicate the tumor. The detail of this case in conjunction with treatment of giant cell tumor was reported while reviewing pertinent papers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Sensory Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D019291:Skull Base / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome