[A rare tumor of the infratemporal fossa].
BACKGROUND
Giant cell tumors of bone (GCT) are usually benign and relatively rare. They have an aggressive behavior and an unpredictable prognosis. They occur mainly in the young adult, with a preferential localization in long bones. We report a giant cell infratemporal fossa tumor.


METHODS
A 55-year-old female patient consulted for swelling in the right cheek. Surgical excision was incomplete because of the subtemporal tumor localization. Histological assessment proved a GCT. Forty-five grays postoperative external radiotherapy was applied to the surgical site. The patient had local control at the 12-month follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
GCTs are seldom observed in the facial skeleton (2%). The recommended treatment is surgery. Radiotherapy can be indicated in case of incomplete or impossible surgical excision, or when surgery would be responsible for a major functional deficit.
Bourhaleb
Z
Z
Centre d'oncologie Ibn Rochd, CHU Ibn-Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. zouhourbourhaleb240@hotmail.com
Chekrine
T
T
Bouamama
I
I
Bouchbika
Z
Z
Benchakroun
N
N
Jouhadi
H
H
Tawfiq
N
N
Sahraoui
S
S
Benider
A
A
D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004210:Dissection; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery