Giant cell tumor of the infratemporal fossa

Authors
Gibbons, K Singh, A Kuriakose, MA Loree, TR Harris, K Rubenfeld, A Goodloe, S Hicks, WL
Citation
K. Gibbons et al., Giant cell tumor of the infratemporal fossa, SKULL BAS S, 10(3), 2000, pp. 155-157
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
SKULL BASE SURGERY
ISSN journal
10521453 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
155 - 157
Database
ISI
SICI code
1052-1453(2000)10:3<155:GCTOTI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Giant cell tumors are an uncommon neoplasm; most are found in the long bone s, formed by endochondral ossification. This article presents a case of gia nt cell tumor of the infratemporal fossa, which by radiographic and clinica l examination appears to have originated in the squamous portion of the tem poral bone.