title: Giant cell tumor of skin.
abstract: Giant cell tumor of the skin is a rare entity showing gross and histological features similar to those of giant cell tumor of the bone. We report a case of malignant giant cell tumor of the thigh in a 55-year-old man. Histological features showed a biphasic population of mononuclear cells admixed with osteoclast-like giant cells. The nuclei of the giant cells were similar to those of the mononuclear cells. This tumor should be distinguished from a variety of cutaneous neoplasms that contain multinucleated giant cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India. drsunilkumary@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sunil Kumar
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Raghupathi
mesh_terms: D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*