Giant cell tumor in the anterior cranial fossa – case report and systematic review
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https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.2204Keywords:
giant cell tumor, skull base, anterior cranial fossa, cribriform plateAbstract
Objectives: literature review on giant cell tumors of the bone (GCTB) involving the anterior skull base and case report of endoscopic endonasal surgical treatment.
Study Design: qualitative systematic review.
Materials and Methods: PubMed, BMC and Cochrane Library database review, based on the PRISMA MODEL. Iconographic description with images of the transcribriform endoscopic approach.
Results: 36 articles were selected and 21 GCTB involving the anterior skull base were identified. We present a case of TCGO centered on the cribriform plate, which underwent complete endoscopic endonasal excision at our institution.
Conclusion: according to the literature review, sinunasal GCTO with involvement of the anterior skull base are extremely rare, being this the second described originating from the cribriform plate. Although benign, it presented with aggressive behavior and complete surgical excision using and endonasal approach was carried out without complications.
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