Case report of a giant cell tumor of the carotid sheath

Junjian Huang; Jason G Newman; Bryan A Pukenas; Apoorva Kotha; Michael Husson; Linda J Bagley

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.04.043

Case report of a giant cell tumor of the carotid sheath

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 May 23;18(8):2558-2561. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.04.043. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Junjian Huang^{1

2}, Jason G Newman¹, Bryan A Pukenas¹, Apoorva Kotha², Michael Husson¹, Linda J Bagley¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 800 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
² Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1802 6th Ave St, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.

Abstract

Giant cell tumor of the soft tissue (GCTST) is a neoplasm with low malignant potential and typically affects the trunk and extremities. Herein, we present a case of a palpable right neck mass diagnosed as a GCTST of the carotid sheath in a 38-year-old woman. A review of the imaging characteristics as well as of the differential diagnoses of primary neoplasms of the carotid space is presented.

Keywords: Carotid sheath tumor; Giant cell tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports