Giant cell tumor of the greater wing of the sphenoid: an unusual presentation.
We report a very unusual presentation of giant cell tumor probably originated on the greater wing of the sphenoid and show a review about the knowledge and the treatment of the lesion in this rare localization. We treated a 48-year-old man with a giant cell tumor of the infratemporal fossa. He presented with a right-side hearing loss and facial pain. The tumor was resected by means of a subtemporal-preauricular approach, and after 12 months of follow-up, the patient is free of recurrence. Giant cell tumors of the skull base are an extremely rare neoplasm, and there is not much information on the literature about the treatment and the prognostic. Wide resection ought to be made, and at the follow-up, the clinician must try to diagnose not only local recurrence but also the possibility of distant metastases to the lung.
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. acocapelaz@yahoo.es
Andrés Coca
AC
Pelaz
José L
JL
Llorente Pendás
Juan P
JP
Rodrigo Tapia
Carlos
C
Suárez Nieto
D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery