GIANT-CELL REPARATIVE GRANULOMA OF THE SKULL BASE MIMICKING AN INTRACRANIAL TUMOR - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

被引:41
作者
CIAPPETTA, P [1 ]
SALVATI, M [1 ]
BERNARDI, C [1 ]
RACO, A [1 ]
DILORENZO, N [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROME LA SAPIENZA,DIPARTIMENTO BIOPATOL UMANA,SEZ ANAT PATOL,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
来源
SURGICAL NEUROLOGY | 1990年 / 33卷 / 01期
关键词
Giant cell reparative granuloma; Giant cell tumor; Tumors of the skull;
D O I
10.1016/0090-3019(90)90226-F
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Giant cell reparative granuloma is an infrequent nontumoral lesion affecting particularly the maxillary and mandibular bones and only rarely the cranial bones. The etiopathogenesis is still controversial and differential diagnosis, especially from giant cell tumors of bone, is arduous. We report a case of giant cell reparative granuloma of the middle cranial fossa which behaved like an intracranial tumor and which we followed up for 15 years. We discuss the relevant literature and describe the essential features of this controversial lesion. © 1990.
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