Long-term survival of a patient with a giant-cell tumor of the sphenoid body: A case report

Giant-cell tumors (osteoclastomas) of the sphenoid body are rare, histologi cally benign lesions that can grow in different directions within the bony structures of the skull base. To date, the precise role of the different su rgical strategies (radical versus partial resection; biopsy) and of supplem entary postoperative radiotherapy remains undefined due to the short follow -up of the majority of the reported cases. We present a patient who is aliv e without symptoms or signs of recurrence 44 years after a macroscopically radical excision of the neoplasm followed by radiotherapy.