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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024

Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, Rare Inferior Orbit Location.

Jasmine Garcia, Staci Bryson, Lisa A Mansueto

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jasmine GarciaFrom the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
Staci BrysonMedical Director Pathology Department, Banner Desert Medical Center/Banner Children's at Desert, Mesa, Ariz.
Lisa A MansuetoOphthalmic Surgeons and Physicians, Private Practice, Tempe, Arizona.
Medical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) typically presents in the epiphysis of long bones and occurs in the skull in less than 1% of cases. When GCTB is diagnosed in the skull, it is primarily seen in the temporal and sphenoid bones. GCTB is an osteoclastic stromal tumor that is locally aggressive and tends to recur. We present a case of a 43-year-old woman with slowly progressive, left-sided proptosis, eyelid swelling, photophobia, epiphora, and pressure sensation. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enhancing tumor in the left inferior orbit with infiltration into the maxillary sinus roof. Histological examination was conclusive for a giant cell tumor of the maxillary bone presenting as an inferior orbital mass. Gross total surgical resection was performed via an inferior anterior orbitotomy, and the patient had resolution of symptoms without recurrence in her postoperative course to date. This report contributes to the scarce literature available on this type of tumor of skull bones, specifically presenting the first case in the maxillary bone of the floor of the orbit.

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PMID38313587
PMCPMC10833638
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