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Giant cell tumour of the petrous bone
S Pradhan1, N R Datta, N Krishnani
1Department of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute Of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Indian Journal of Cancer
|December 1, 1991
Abstract:
Giant cell tumours (GCT) are rare in the skull bones. In the cranium the sphenoid bone is the most common site. The petrous bone is a very uncommon location for such tumours. The chance location of GCT at the base of the skull makes total surgery difficult and hazardous. A case of GCT of the petrous bone is presented. The clinical course in the patient and role of primary radiotherapy in GCT in such an unusual site is discussed.