Giant cell tumor of the spenoid bone

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1975 May-Jun;84(3 Pt 1):359-63. doi: 10.1177/000348947508400312.

Abstract

The clinical features of the giant cell tumor of the sphenoid bone have been discussed and a case report has been added to the fourteen cases reported in the literature. Such cases may first report to an ophthalmologist, an otolaryngologist, a neurologist, or an internist. They should consider this condition in a patient who complains of headache, ocular symptoms such as diplopia, and diminution of vision progressing to complete blindness. The presence of multiple cranial nerve palsies involving II, III, IV, V, and VI nerves in various combinations and the sellar erosion in the lateral x-ray of the skull are quite suggestive of this tumor which should be confirmed by biopsy. The telecobalt therapy appears to give the best results.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / complications
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Bone Resorption / etiology
  • Cobalt Radioisotopes
  • Giant Cell Tumors* / complications
  • Giant Cell Tumors* / diagnostic imaging
  • Giant Cell Tumors* / pathology
  • Giant Cell Tumors* / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nasal Septum
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
  • Palatal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Palatal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Palatal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Radiography
  • Sphenoid Bone* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Cobalt Radioisotopes