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Giant cell angiofibroma of the scalp: A benign rare neoplasm with bone destruction

BACKGROUND: The incidence of extraorbital giant cell angiofibroma (GCA) is rare, with only one case located in the scalp reported in the literature. The morphological hallmark is histopathological examination showing richly vascularized pattern-less spindle cell proliferation containing pseudovascul...

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Autores principales: Arifin, Muhammad Z., Tjahjono, Firman P., Faried, Ahmad, Gill, Arwinder S., Cahyadi, Alexander, Hernowo, Bethy S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24231802
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.119079
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The incidence of extraorbital giant cell angiofibroma (GCA) is rare, with only one case located in the scalp reported in the literature. The morphological hallmark is histopathological examination showing richly vascularized pattern-less spindle cell proliferation containing pseudovascular spaces and floret-like multinucleate giant cells. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of a 30-year-old female with a primary complaint of a painless solitary nodule arising on the left parietal region of the scalp. Complete tumor removal through surgical intervention was achieved, and the postoperative period was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Diagnosing a highly vascularized tumor in the head and neck is challenging. Our case is unique in that it is presented as a GCA of the scalp, which is an extremely rare clinical entity, and also demonstrated bone destruction.