McCluggage W G, McBride G B, Primrose W J, Cullan J, McNaboe E J, Bharucha H, Fannin T
Department of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast.
J Laryngol Otol. 1995 Jun;109(6):538-41. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100130658.
We report a case of giant cell tumour of the temporal bone arising in a 31-year-old man. The presenting symptoms were unusual, being rotational vertigo, unilateral tinnitus, and hearing loss. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large mass within the right temporal bone and the infratemporal fossa. The radiological appearance was suggestive of an aggressive primary neoplasm arising within bone. Biopsy and subsequent resection showed a giant cell tumour of bone. The tumour was histological grade 1. At two-year follow-up, there was no evidence of tumour recurrence or metastasis.
