Unique presentation of occipital condyle giant cell tumor as occipital condyle syndrome - A review
Giant cell tumors (GCTs) of the skull are rare and only a few case series with limited number of cases have been reported till date. In the cranium, GCT usually occurs in the sphenoid and temporal bone, occipital condyle GCTs are very rare. We report a rare presentation of GCT of the occipital condy...
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Published in | Journal of neurosciences in rural practice Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 3 - 6 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Scientific Scholar
01.01.2023
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Summary: | Giant cell tumors (GCTs) of the skull are rare and only a few case series with limited number of cases have been reported till date. In the cranium, GCT usually occurs in the sphenoid and temporal bone, occipital condyle GCTs are very rare. We report a rare presentation of GCT of the occipital condyle manifested as occipital condyle syndrome. Despite gross total resection, they can recur aggressively; the presence of cortical breach might be an indicator of aggressiveness prompting early post-operative imaging and adjuvant therapy. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 0976-3147 0976-3155 |
DOI: | 10.25259/JNRP-2021-8-27(1975) |