Giant cell tumor of the clivus with presence of epithelioid histiocytes

Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a benign neoplasm but locally aggressive tumor that uncommonly involves the skull bone. We report a case of a 62-year-old male presented with increasing headache and diplopia. Investigations were suggestive of an expanding mass lesion of the clivus. Histopathology was sugge...

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Autores principales: Agrawal, Amit, Gali, Rajsekhar, Shanthi, Vissa, Ramakrishna, Baddukonda Appala, Mohan, Kuppili Venkata Murali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24891892
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.131078
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Sumario:Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a benign neoplasm but locally aggressive tumor that uncommonly involves the skull bone. We report a case of a 62-year-old male presented with increasing headache and diplopia. Investigations were suggestive of an expanding mass lesion of the clivus. Histopathology was suggestive of diagnosed with GCT with abundant histiocytes.

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