Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report
The authors report the case of a giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus in a 54-year-old male patient. This tumor location is rare, and this is the third case reported in the literature with radiographic documentation and histopathological confirmation. The patient underwent surgery, with curettage o...
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doaj-266eb28cc6ec4fd5b5dcef599b8e8a982020-11-24T21:05:59ZengColégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por ImagemRadiologia Brasileira1678-70992013-07-0146425525810.1590/S0100-39842013000400014S0100-39842013000400255Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case reportJoao Paulo MatushitaJulieta S. MatushitaLuiz Antonio Monteiro SimoesLizando Franco de Carvalho NetoCristina S. MatushitaJoao Paulo Kawaoka Matushita JuniorThe authors report the case of a giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus in a 54-year-old male patient. This tumor location is rare, and this is the third case reported in the literature with radiographic documentation and histopathological confirmation. The patient underwent surgery, with curettage of frontal sinus and placement of a prosthesis. He died because a voluntary abrupt discontinuation of corticosteroids.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842013000400255&lng=en&tlng=enGiant cell tumorsParanasal sinusRadiologyDiagnosis |
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Joao Paulo Matushita Julieta S. Matushita Luiz Antonio Monteiro Simoes Lizando Franco de Carvalho Neto Cristina S. Matushita Joao Paulo Kawaoka Matushita Junior Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report Radiologia Brasileira Giant cell tumors Paranasal sinus Radiology Diagnosis |
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Joao Paulo Matushita Julieta S. Matushita Luiz Antonio Monteiro Simoes Lizando Franco de Carvalho Neto Cristina S. Matushita Joao Paulo Kawaoka Matushita Junior |
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Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report |
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Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report |
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Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report |
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Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report |
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Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report |
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giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem |
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Radiologia Brasileira |
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The authors report the case of a giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus in a 54-year-old male patient. This tumor location is rare, and this is the third case reported in the literature with radiographic documentation and histopathological confirmation. The patient underwent surgery, with curettage of frontal sinus and placement of a prosthesis. He died because a voluntary abrupt discontinuation of corticosteroids. |
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Giant cell tumors Paranasal sinus Radiology Diagnosis |
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