Giant cell tumor of soft tissue of neck: a case report

CONTEXT: Giant cell tumor of soft tissue is a rare primary soft tissue tumor with low malignant potential. It is clinically and pathologically similar to the giant cell tumor of the bone. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 28-year-old man complaining of a painless solitary nodule arising in the spin...

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Autores principales: Trabelsi, Amel, Hammedi, Faten, Slama, Abdelfateh, Abdelkarim, Soumaya Ben, Beïzig, Nadia, Khochtali, Habib, Taher, Yacoubi Mohamed, Korbi, Sadok
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666716
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Sumario:CONTEXT: Giant cell tumor of soft tissue is a rare primary soft tissue tumor with low malignant potential. It is clinically and pathologically similar to the giant cell tumor of the bone. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 28-year-old man complaining of a painless solitary nodule arising in the spinal muscle of the neck. Computed tomography suggested a neurogenic tumor, but the diagnosis of giant cell tumor was confirmed after detailed pathological examination. The patient remains disease free five months after diagnosis. CONCLUSION: It is important to recognize this pathological entity in order to avoid misdiagnosis with other fibrous tumors associated with giant cells.

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