Case Report OPEN ACCESS
Giant cell tumor of soft tissue of neck: A case report
Amel Trabelsi, Faten Hammedi, Abdelfateh Slama, Soumaya Ben Abdelkarim, Nadia Beïzig, Habib Khochtali, Yacoubi Mohamed Taher, Sadok Korbi.
Department of pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Citation: Trabelsi A, Hammedi F, Slama A, Abdelkarim SB, Beïzig N, Khochtali H, Taher YM, Korbi S. Giant cell tumor of soft tissue of neck: a case report. North Am J Med Sci 2009; 1: 319-320.
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ISSN: 1947 – 2714
Abstract
Context: Giant cell tumor of soft tissue is a rare primary soft tissue tumor with low malignant potential. It is clinically and pathologically similar to the giant cell tumor of the bone. Case report: We report a case of a 28-year-old man complaining of a painless solitary nodule arising in the spinal muscle of the neck. Computed tomography suggested a neurogenic tumor, but the diagnosis of giant cell tumor was confirmed after detailed pathological examination. The patient remains disease free five months after diagnosis. Conclusion: It is important to recognize this pathological entity in order to avoid misdiagnosis with other fibrous tumors associated with giant cells.
Keywords: Giant cell tumor, soft tissue neck, histopathology.
Correspondence to: Faten Hammedi, Department of pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia. Tel.: 216 22886578, Fax: 21673210355. Email: faten_hammedi@yahoo.fr