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Brain Tumor Res Treat. 2016 Apr;4(1):13-6. doi: 10.14791/btrt.2016.4.1.13. Epub 2016 Apr 29.

Recurrent Giant Cell Tumor of Skull Combined with Multiple Aneurysms.

Brain tumor research and treatment

Dae Hwan Kim, Chang Ki Hong

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 27195256 PMCID: PMC4868811 DOI: 10.14791/btrt.2016.4.1.13

Abstract

Giant cell tumors are benign but locally invasive and frequently recur. Giant cell tumors of the skull are extremely rare. A patient underwent a surgery to remove a tumor, but the tumor recurred. Additionally, the patient developed multiple aneurysms. The patient underwent total tumor resection and trapping for the aneurysms, followed by radiotherapy. We report this rare case and suggest some possibilities for treating tumor growth combined with aneurysm development.

Keywords: Cerebral aneurysm; Giant cell tumor; Recurrence; Temporal bone

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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