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Giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus: case report* * Study developed at the Service of Radiology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro and at the Service of Radiology, Hospital dos Servidores do Estado/INAMPS, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

The authors report the case of a giant cell tumor of the frontal sinus in a 54-year-old male patient. This tumor location is rare, and this is the third case reported in the literature with radiographic documentation and histopathological confirmation. The patient underwent surgery, with curettage of frontal sinus and placement of a prosthesis. He died because a voluntary abrupt discontinuation of corticosteroids.

Giant cell tumors; Paranasal sinus; Radiology; Diagnosis


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