title: Soft tissue giant cell tumor of low malignant potential with 3 localizations: report of a case.
abstract: Soft tissue giant cell tumor (GCT-ST) of low malignant potential, also called primary giant cell tumor of soft tissue, is usually located in the lower extremities and trunk, whereas it is extremely rare in the head and neck region. It is a rare neoplasm involving both superficial and deep soft tissues that mainly affects young to middle-aged adults, presenting as an asymptomatic, well-circumscribed multinodular mass covered by normal skin or with a fleshy red-brown surface when superficially located. The purpose of this article is to report a case of osteoclast-like giant cell tumors of the lip and to review the literature about GCT-STs involving the head and neck region.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry, Aosta Hospital, Aosta, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Righi
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry, Aosta Hospital, Aosta, Italy. Electronic address: Paolo.boffano@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boffano
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, Aosta Hospital, Aosta, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patetta
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry, Aosta Hospital, Aosta, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malvè
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry, Aosta Hospital, Aosta, Italy.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pateras
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry, Aosta Hospital, Aosta, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Matteis
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry, Aosta Hospital, Aosta, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chiodo
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry, Aosta Hospital, Aosta, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery