Metachronous, multicentric giant cell tumor of the sphenoid bone with histologic, CT, MR imaging, and positron-emission tomography/CT correlation

Alexander M McKinney, P. Reichert, J. Short, T. Dhurairaj, K. SantaCruz, Z. McKinney, Stephen A Kieffer

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Abstract

Giant cell tumor (GCT) of the sphenoid bone is a relatively rare entity and metachronous multicentric GCT of the sphenoid is even rarer; we are aware of only 3 previous cases in the literature. We describe here a tumor of the sphenoid bone that was identified 15 years after multiple resections of a GCT of the left inferior pubic ramus. Correlation is made between the histopathologic findings, MR imaging of the brain, CT of the head, and fusion positron-emission tomography (PET)/CT scan performed with fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG). This report is the first to describe the appearance of a GCT of the sphenoid bone on a fusion PET/CT examination. High metabolic activity in the base of the skull adjacent to the middle cranial fossa was demonstrated in a fashion similar to that of the known pelvic lesion. This case also demonstrates that the increased metabolic activity seen in a GCT of the sphenoid bone may be partially obscured by the adjacent physiologic high metabolic activity of the brain.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2199-2201
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Neuroradiology
Volume27
Issue number10
StatePublished - Nov 2006

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