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Giant cell tumour of the temporal bone presenting as vertigo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

W. G. McCluggage ,
G. B. McBride ,
W. J. Primrose ,
J. Cullan ,
E. J. McNaboe ,
H. Bharucha  and
T. Fannin
W. G. McCluggage*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast
G. B. McBride
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast
W. J. Primrose
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast
J. Cullan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast
E. J. McNaboe
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast
H. Bharucha
Affiliation:
The Queen's University of Belfast
T. Fannin
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast
*
Address for correspondence: Dr W. G. McCluggage, Department of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BL. Fax: 01232-233643
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Abstract

We report a case of giant cell tumour of the temporal bone arising in a 31-year-old man. The presenting symptoms were unusual, being rotational vertigo, unilateral tinnitus, and hearing loss. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large mass within the right temporal bone and the infratemporal fossa. The radiological appearance was suggestive of an aggressive primary neoplasm arising within bone. Biopsy and subsequent resection showed a giant cell tumour of bone. The tumour was histological grade 1. At two-year follow-up, there was no evidence of tumour recurrence or metastasis.

Keywords

Temporal boneGiant cell tumoursVertigo
Type
Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 6 , June 1995 , pp. 538 - 541
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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