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종결 Case No. 396 2016-01-01~2016-01-31
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Period 2016-01-01~2016-01-31
Diagnosis Giant cell tumor, right temporal bone
Clinical information M/35
C.C : Right otalgia, hearing disturbance
Discussion [Skull base Giant cell tumor (GCT)]
Benign neoplasm but often exhibits aggressive behavior
 Demographics
 Age : Peak incidence 3rd-4th decade
 Gender : Female predominance
 Location
 Mainly arises from the epiphyses of long bones (m/c distal femur)
 Rarely arises from skull GCT (temporal, sphenoid bone)
 Imaging findings
 CT
 NECT
 Soft tissue algorithm : mildly hyperdense soft tissue mass
 Bone algorithm : overlying thinned cortical shell often sclerotic, focally interrupted
 CECT
 Marked homogeneous or heterogeneous enhancement
 MR
 T1WI
 Mixed iso- to hyperintense to gray matter
 Hypointense rim commonly seen
 T2WI
 Mixed signal, predominantly iso- to slightly hyperintense to gray matter
 Occasionally diffusely hypointense (hemosiderin, calcification)
 Markedly hypointense rim
 Enhanced T1WI
 Marked homogneous or heterogeneous enhancement

Reference
1. Diagnostic imaging Head and Neck, Giant cell tumor, skull base I 3 50-53
2. Byun JH, Park KB, Ko JS, Ahn SK. Giant cell tumor of infratemporal fossa and mandibular doncyle: A case report Int Adv Otol 2015; 11(1):88-91
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  • 김정윤 한림대학교 강남성심병원
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