Giant cell tumour of the retropharynx Journal Article
| Authors: | Paulino, A. F. G.; Spiro, R. H.; O'Malley, B.; Huvos, A. G. |
| Article Title: | Giant cell tumour of the retropharynx |
| Abstract: | Aims: Giant cell tumours of soft tissues are usually of tenosynovial origin and are benign, slow growing neoplasms that have the capacity for local recurrence. They occur most frequently in the fingers and only rarely in the head and neck region. Their occurrence in the retropharynx has not been reported. The differential diagnoses of head and neck lesions containing giant cells are discussed. Methods and results: We describe a case of a retropharyngeal giant cell tumour of tenosynovial type in a 48-year-old man. The clinical, radiological and histological features are reviewed. Immunohistochemical studies point to a possible histiocytic origin based on reactivity for CD68. Conclusions: Tenosynovial giant cell tumour should be considered in the differential diagnosis of tumours arising in the retropharyngeal soft tissues. |
| Keywords: | immunohistochemistry; adult; human tissue; middle aged; clinical feature; case report; computer assisted tomography; differential diagnosis; tumor markers, biological; tomography, x-ray computed; antigens, cd; soft tissue tumor; antigens, differentiation, myelomonocytic; giant cell tumor; pharyngeal neoplasms; giant cell tumors; pharynx tumor; humans; human; male; priority journal; article; giant cell tumour; retropharynx |
| Journal Title: | Histopathology |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0309-0167 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 1998-10-01 |
| Start Page: | 344 |
| End Page: | 348 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1998.00487.x |
| PUBMED: | 9822924 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 12 December 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
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