Giant Cell Angiofibroma in Unusual Localization: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Emel Ebru Pala,
Rafet Beyhan,
Ümit Bayol,
Süheyla Cumurcu,
Ülkü Küçük
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6781
pISSN - 2090-679X
DOI - 10.1155/2012/408575
Subject(s) - giant cell , angiofibroma , scalp , nodule (geology) , medicine , orbit (dynamics) , pathology , multinucleate , anatomy , biology , paleontology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Giant cell angiofibroma (GCA) was initially described as a potentially recurrent tumor in the orbit of adults. However, it is now recognized that it can also present in other locations. The morphological hallmark is a richly vascularized patternless spindle cell proliferation containing pseudovascular spaces and floret like multinucleate giant cells. Our case was a 32-years-old female complaining of painless solitary nodule arising on the occipital region of the scalp, which was diagnosed as giant cell angiofibroma. We report the case because of its extremely rare localization.
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