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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Recurrent giant cell tumour of the maxillary sinus and pterygoid process treated with denosumab.

Duarte Rosa, Raquel Baptista Dias, João Cunha Salvador, Alexandra Borges

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sinonasal giant cell tumour. Report of four cases and review of the literature.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2026
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  2. Recurrent Giant Cell Tumour of Maxilla: A case report and review of literature.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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4 authors.

Duarte RosaInstituto Português de Oncologia Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Radiology Department, Lisboa, Portugal.
Raquel Baptista DiasInstituto Português de Oncologia Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Radiology Department, Lisboa, Portugal.
João Cunha SalvadorInstituto Português de Oncologia Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Radiology Department, Lisboa, Portugal.
Alexandra BorgesInstituto Português de Oncologia Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Radiology Department, Lisboa, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 74-year-old man with a giant cell tumour (GCT) of the right maxilla and pterygoid process. The patient presented to the maxillofacial and head and neck surgery clinic with an ulcerated lesion of the hard palate. Initial workup with CT revealed a mass within the right maxillary sinus and pterygoid process with associated bone expansion and erosion. Biopsy showed a GCT with mucosal ulceration. Two years after surgical resection, a follow-up CT revealed tumour recurrence involving the right pterygoid process and lateral pterygoid muscle. The patient was then proposed for therapy with denosumab. Under denosumab treatment, the lesion maintained stable dimensions and became sclerotic and heavily ossified.

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AgedBone Density Conservation AgentsBone NeoplasmsDenosumabGiant Cell Tumor of BoneHumansMaleMaxillary SinusNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSphenoid BoneTomography, X-Ray ComputedBone Density Conservation AgentsDenosumabdrugs and medicineshead and neck cancerhead and neck surgeryradiology

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PMID30196254
PMCPMC6129068

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